Neighbor Poem by Rajesh G Pandharpurkar

I woke up in my sleep
To find myself in the well of thoughts: deep!

My endeavors to stay afloat
proved futile,
For I was being sucked into the
darkness of eternity all the while.

Some alien beings dragged
me into further darkness

All I could make of them was
Two pairs of treacherous, burning eyes
And an excellent example of dumbness.

I, now, stood in the center of the room
Where there were more fiercer eyes and
The air damp with doom! !

Those scornful eyes, now shifted their vision to their chieftain,
Who snapped orders to them to become more sane.

His Highness accused me of malice and enmity towards my neighbor
And consequently no beatitude, on me, did I incur.

I was sentenced to three hours of frying in the hot bubbling oil
And perpetual grinding in the grinding stone! ! !

And then suddenly I woke up again.
This time, with a deep moan
which echoed within my each and every bone! !

My jubilation was of because that I suffered no harm! !

And the next day I was with my neighbor,
Arm in arm,
Both equally quiet and equally calm! !

--Rajesh G Pandharpurkar
© RGP Creations

[2-February-1995: Thursday]