So You Are The Man Without Ticket Poem by Bashyam Narayanan

So you are the man without ticket

It was the second year in graduation classes
It so happened that during the lunch break
I missed the company of my other three friends

As I was in the library
Looking through previous examination papers

Second year in graduation was a bit tough
We were to write four English papers
Three language papers and
Two papers on one of the ancillaries
As University examinations
More and above
The load on major and the other ancillary
Kept on increasing as the college
Regularly conducted tests and examinations
To make us updated with all the subjects

I was in private preparing for the
University Examinations
With the help of earlier years' question papers
To predict the trend of likelihood questions

I was just out of the library
And a classmate came rushing to me
To say that the other guys were frantically looking for me
And suggested that I immediately go to the theatre
and mentioned its name
At a distance of about ten minutes fast walk from the college

When I decided to do that and started walking
There were ten minutes for the second session classes to begin
I walked fast to the theatre
As I was approaching I understood it was a new release

I was wondering how these guys opted to view that
The director of the film was known
For making the film look more like a drama than a film
He strongly believed that
In telling a story with less real life situations
And every character would have to deliver
Some lengthy dialogues
I knew my friends would not select such a film to watch
And especially on the day of release

I reached the gate and it was all closed
Stood there for five minutes for any of my friends to appear
So that I would join them, expecting them to hold a ticket for me too

Nothing was to happen
I thought it would be wise to go back to the college
And I knew our professor has to start a new lesson
And the thinking was that at least let me not miss it

Practically I ran back to the college
With gasping I was the door steps of the class room
Professor said looking at me
To my wonder as to how he came to know the episode
So you are the man without ticket