Schizophrenic Poem by Chandra sekharan

Phase I
Received an email
“Your transit lounge ready,
No.3 14 on 31st floor of Sakinaka Tower D
Get key from watchman”
Being frequent global flier
My company had sanctioned a rest house
At Mumbai
Negligently I drove during my first trip
To Tower E and reached 314.
Pressed calling bell.
Door partly opened.
A tall hefty fellow with silvery attire
Stared at me with reddish bulging eyes
“Who is this”?
“ sorry I want to see watchman to collect key”
“Nonsense - get lost”
He was about to bang door on my face
Suddenly a sweet little lady with Mongolian physique
Emerged from behind
“No no please come in”
She invited me to step in with charming gestures
And they gave clearance
It was a large deserted hall with few furnitures.
As though they were ready to vacate
End of the hall there was a mini bar with full of liquors
Tall man with huge nose, thick curly black hair and
Brushy mustache, ends pointing upwards
Was not ready to spare me
Pinkish, slim, short lady asked me to be seated
Tall man screamed. “You could have seen the name plate outside”
I rushed out and saw the name plate
“ Captain Jinos kadre”
After I sat, well mannered lady introduced herself
“I am Dr.Christi Professor of Nutrition Technology on
deputation from United Nations.”
She looked up with difficulty to the tall man standing
Next to her with serious face and said
“My husband Jinos Kadre captain of Pan American Airways
May I know your name please “
“Chandrasekharan. Going to Occupy 314 of D Tower.
By mistake I landed here
Sorry for disturbing you”.
Although Captain was still stubborn
Sweet little lady offered me a peg of Champagne
“Sorry madam I am in a hurry to catch flight to Changi.”
“Jinos brought just now Airbus A 380 from Changi to Mumbai
With more than 300 passengers
We both are US citizens. I got doctorate in Nutrition Technology
From Ohio University
We were dating for 10 years and last month only we got married
At Las Vegas.”
Christy was only half of Jinos height and said again
“Originally I am from Fuji Island and he is from Hungary”
“What about you? ”
“I am Chandrasekharan from Chennai.
Originally from Malabar, Kerala”
“O Karala – a Worm like tiny place but beautiful and wonderful
World is full of migrants
We migrate for better living, comforts, love and wealth
Our ancestors who were conquerors, annihilated, aboriginals
Red Indians, Dravidians, Jews and built empires with blood soaked rocks “.
Captain was impatient and lifted her up in his massive arms
She was giggling, cuddling and swinging her
Both legs out of happiness and he pressed her infant face
Against his broad hairy chest
“Christi I am in a hurry. I will miss my flight. See you next time”.
I departed.

Phase II

Again after a gap of 18 months I visited 314 of E Tower intentionally
To meet my sweet little Christi again
Amazed I was.
No name plate
Pressed calling bell.
No response.
Again pressed. Door partly opened.
Sweety looked at me and invited me inside.
This time hall was fully decorated with carpets, flowers, Chandeliers
And profusing odour of perfumes
From the abutting chamber, a short man
Dwarfer than Christi came out
He was roundish and totally bald
He looked at me with smiling face
And said “Hello”
Christi’s face became radiant and introduced
“Mr.Phinfong originally from Korea settled in US
Nutrition specialist.We were University mates at Ohio.
We got married last month while cruising in Icy Atlantic Ocean
He is a wonderful person and we love too much.”
“What about Jinos? ”
“He was tall, muscular, hefty, powerful but no love and affection
He was a Schizophrenic
Mental disorder, he lost his job
Hundreds and hundreds of passengers and crew members
Would have lost their lives, if he had commanded the air craft”
“Even after 10 years of dating you could not judge”?
“He was good during pre marriage days.
Post marriage he became Schizophrenic and
We got separated
Phin is a wonderful person full of love and affection
His blood, bones and flesh are flooded with love only.”
Saying this she jumped up and sat on his fleshy lap
And clung her slender arms around thick neck.
her pinky cheek brushed against soft and hairless cheek of Phin
I left in a hurry
Lest the spark of love from brushing cheeks would splash on my face.


P.M.CHANDRASEKHARAN