Just In Case... Poem by Dr Tapan Kumar Pradhan

Just in case you find this world
        just too much a burden for you -
Desperate moves for reconciliation
        uninvited guests, the unending list
Of old phone numbers, anniversaries
        appointment diary, mandatory
Office time kiss, the routine pills
        when lengthening shadows become frightening -
You can always, my dear, find the path,
        always come back to me.

Just in case you find life just
        a meaningless pursuit for you -
Frantic rush to kindergarten,
        the cutlery, toilet, then getting late
For the nine-fifteen, the ten to five
        and rushing back, the evening
Parties, sleepless nights, when tomorrows
        lacerate you in your dreams -
You can always, my dear, hark back a while,
        and revive certain memories.

Just in case you find it alone
        in this vast, vast world around you -
Despite the teeming streets, the Sunday parks,
        the familiar laughter of college day
Acquaintances, droll bedroom talks
        the empty tea cups invading
Your afternoons - though far away sure,
        you can share your silent reveries -
Just in case the far away stars
        seem oblivious of you.