B'lore - 'my Poison And My Elixir'! Poem by Naga Vamshidhar Ratakonda

Ooooh Bangalore....!
'My Poison and My Elixir',
Reckon my time with you,
College days and Career days,
happy times and hard times!

Ooooh Bangalore....!
Like the changing seasons...,
you changed with time and tide,
from Garden city to Traffic signals,
from Culture cool to Commercial speed,
from 'Banga' to 'Benga',
only to 'Lure' me then,
and 'LURU' now with a life path 9!
You have been my 'Exilir' at times,
and my 'Poison' too some times!

Ooooh Bengaluru....!
Together we Bangalored,
Global jobs then,
With outsourcing,
and cost props!
Only to lie and lure,
each other later!
With crime and cheat,
You scared me to Death!
For Love and Life,
I turned a Blind Eye,
And lied you often!
No regrets,
'My Poison and My Elixir'!

Ooooh Bengaluru....!
Lost and confused...,
you for Profits,
with a greed for wealth!
And I little weak,
to save my Health,
hated each much,
and fired each twice,
the scores are level!
You bid adieu and,
I said bye.. bye,
to quit you too!
No hard feelings,
'My Poison and my Elixir'!

Ooooh Bengaluru....!
In search of lost Fame & Glory,
you need me now!
And in search of lost Fortune,
I need you too!
The wheel of time,
made a full circle to unite us!
Let's make sure that,
we don't miss the dates again,
Oh 'My Poison and my Elixir'!

Ooooh Bengaluru....!
I was with my vernacular then,
when you were truly Global,
and Cosmopolitan!
I was Global then,
when you became Kandy Local!
I'm GLocal now,
with a Cosmic bliss,
not to miss dates again,
whether you are Global or Local!
You truly are 'A Poison and,
Elixir' of my Life!

Ooooh Bengaluru....!
With changing times,
let's swear for ever,
to change together,
with skills updated,
value upgraded and,
potential not degraded,
promises will be kept!

Ooooh Bengaluru....!
With me full of dreams,
and you the city that never sleeps!
Let's touch the skies again,
going around the world,
winning time and again!

Ooooh Bengaluru...!
My darling,
I always called you 'B'lore',
in short and crisp!
So let's leave politics,
behind for ever and ever!
For you are 'My Poison,
and my Elixir'!