A Small Step Poem by samyak jain

take out one,
the match stick,
head down
and
little above the other end
grip it between thumb
and the right index
finger,
and
jerk a swipe
on the narrow ignition side
of the box.

once,

twice

and third time
you are sure to be through,
even if you are a hard nut
non-smoker,

the match stick thus
lit,
show above the porous face
of the gas burner,
having clock-wise
moved the knob.

your gas is lit.
and
thus,
lesson no 1
over
for all those
grieving husbands
who depend
even
for a cuppa
on the wife
and
are
mortgaged
life time
to her biddings.

..atp..
21.09.2007.