On A Trip - Poem by Dr. Swatee Miittal

Hellooooo !

Is everyone onboard ?

We are leaving for our next trip !

To the land of Remorse.

Because by the time we send you back, you would have lost a few hours, days, months who knows how much time of your life once again !

Once you back, when you least expect, SURPRISE SURPRISE !

We will visit you again ! To take you on another trip.

So make use of the time that you get on the land in your world, it will feel like waking up from a coma,

During that brief stint, you will see people again, colors reappear, red will seem redder, water will taste sweeter, you will experience the joy of being seen, of being connected, of holding hands. You might wanna listen to your favorite music too, for once we take you with us again you will forget most of that ‘that’ makes you ‘you’.

So set your life in order before we visit again !

Clean your room, and yes do the laundry, we would need a pile of clothes ready for who knows how long we will be gone.

No, don’t stock your fridge, we have enough impulse ridden junk dressed in fine paper & cutlery, waiting for a guilt trash can like you,

And you’ll do just fine !

What ?

You’ve made promises ? Commitments to people ?

Bas, bad, bad, too bad.

How will you function at all up there seven thousand feets in the clouds with no connectivity ?

You know my dear now don’t you, there is no wifi up there, it interferes with the flight’s journey.

We make sure we put in the jammers, the moment we leave the ground.

So, just how on earth are you thinking we are going to stay connected with your world while up there ?

It’s time for boarding, get inside.

Do not let go off your baggage, get every single one inside !

And no, you don’t need to tighten your seat belts here.

There is no danger to you anymore my darling,

BECAUSE THE DAMAGE IS ALREADY DONE !

 

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Dr. Swatee Miittal