Real Dangers Poem by Pradip Chattopadhyay

Keep your eyes on the road she says at the door
But he knows better it nibbles at his core
There isn’t no real dangers lurking beneath
They’re looming high up to snuff out his breath!

He nods his head and bows out of the house
It isn’t worth a heed the caution of his spouse
For he knows the real dangers lie above his head
Waiting the pull of gravity hanging in thinnest thread!

With each step he stops to take a look at the sky
Down here is quite safe high up the perils lie
It’s a wonder human minds are still stuck to the myth
That eye must look down when walking upon the street!

As he looks at the high rises inside he shivers tense
They are too eerily tall to hold for long balance
Can come down any moment by itself or if hit
Throw down chunks of debris crush lives on the street!

What if of all those signboards grown weary of bearing load
One crashes down on someone whose eyes are on the road
Down here is no real dangers up there are fearsome ghosts
In the form of cell phone towers sky hugging light posts!

Once more the thought shivers him how in an instant one can die
By a blow coming from high up hitting unseen from the sky
He thanks god that he doesn’t heed what his spouse has to say
But keep his eye riveted to the sky so he survives another day!