Finding Stillness

Friends and I

A short poem dedicated to my Kanpur days at CSJM University with my friends Abhinav, Ajay and Anupam (in the order of descending roll numbers in college). This poem is part of my effort to explore the poetic side of me (if any).

This is poem simply about trying to find the ephemeral stillness in this super busy world. It goes something like this:

I stood in the stillness of a square,

with all the traffic whizzing past me.

People inside boxes on wheels, trying

to get to somewhere else they can be.

Watch out, move over, get out of here!

This is all they say. Nobody waiting for

a moment, too busy to stop a while and 

just enjoy the stillness of a wild stare.

I miss those days, I would look at the

bright blue sky. Just a few friends and an

old scooter. Sipping a slice and taking our

sweet time to give world a blinding glare.

Lying in the bed with a few puffs 

floating around in foggy air. Taking my

 time-out from this active world. My friends 

barging in and searching here and there.

They find a lonely cup and use it for
 an ashtray. I just lie in the bed and

laugh at them. A kick and a punch;

here we go again, what do we care!

Pushkar Bajpai