Engr. Rey And Life's Absurdities Poem by RIC BASTASA

here comes
engineer rey
who is as healthy
as a monkey
boasting of his
immunity

drinks vegetable
juices everyday

does not eat red
meat

and play tennis
every other day of
the week

carbo is a no no
soya is a yeah yeah

preferred diet
is lots of green leafy
salads
garnished with
olive oil
and grains
make his days

one day he bangs his
car upon a post
loses consciousness

when he wakes up
at the hospital
he does not know what
is one plus one
and can no longer
recognize his wife
and two kids



today he is in coma
diagnosed with
terminal
brain cancer
stage iv



yes, it is absurd
but it is true
and Oh God!
he is only 44.