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Shuttle Driver
Grouse written on his weather beaten face
Carries passengers in his ramshackle shuttle cab
Compelled to step into the faded car
They are tired, wobbly after the short sleep night
The smoke belching car has seen better years
Surprising how the car bears the weight and strain
"Hurry up ! Drive faster ! Else we'll be late!"
"Shut up you headless chickens -
one day you'll meet your fate !"
The commuting office-goers are shocked,uncomfortable
"I've been a driver since I was twenty
I've seen hundreds of your lousy kind !"
"You rotten dandy....push on ,
where'd you get your license from?"
"Where is the space to push forward!" the driver yelled
On the clear freeway the cab gathered speed
The driver hums a Hindipop ... shifts to top gear
Again into congested streets.. wears a nasty frown
Did he see the mirror? An absolute clown !
The gear rod pushes into my right thigh- I can't complain
I commute to earn my bread , his purpose the same
Why is he grousy? ill mannered- can anyone say ?
© Bishwanath Mukherjee
Perfectly painted picture of
Perfectly painted picture of so many cab drivers!! Loved it. (I think it's from being in such an enclosed space for too many hours a day---it's sort of like a cage, you know??)
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...and he asked her, "do you write poetry? Because I feel as if I am the ink that flows from your quill."
"No", she replied, "but I have experienced it. "
Porar jonney dhonnobyad nl1220
Porar jonney dhonnobad nl1220 (Bengali tr= For reading-- thank you nl1220) Truly a cage ................. the smell of gasoline and ,well, all passengers aren't the civil type !!! Didn't have the patience to write more. Passengers also have their nasty sides which I have not written about. For Rs.40/- the passenger feels that it is his private car & the shuttle-driver paid salary by him. Anyway, thanks again.
©bishu