“So, you are back again my friend!”

“Ah, what made you come this end?”

 

The lights are stark white and bright

Enough to cause your soul dark blight

 

The carpets are ashy and grey

It will be a slow and painful slay

 

A daily dry drudgery at your dreadful desk

You will be reduced to a robot so grotesque

 

The keypads are making noises

Tik, tik, tik, tik those tiny sinister voices

 

You are dressed up so neat and chic

To stare for hours on end on the screens so bleak

 

Your heart will shout relentless screams

They will shatter one by one, all your dreams

 

A fake and a constant smile

To keep you going for the endless miles

 

Your spontaneity will be curtailed

Your creativity will be derailed

 

A million thoughts will run across your mind

How can you escape such a soul less grind

 

But there is a thing called ‘mortgage’

To keep you forever amused and engaged

 

You have to consider your kids and their future

So don’t you yet become a comfort creature

 

Open your eyes wide with strokes of mascara

Look around, there are younger and prettier ones in this icy cold terra

 

Watch that mature woman with sky high heels

Her back is obviously breaking and is definitely out of keel

 

They all seem happier than usual

But watch out, the masks are peeling and now visual

 

That young one didn’t sleep last night

She is a single mum, fighting tight

 

Her doctor prescribed her some ‘happy pills’

And consoled her, you will eventually learn the drill

 

A steep career ladder she has to climb

Losing your soul in the game, is no crime

 

The survival of the fittest is the mantra

It is a very orderly and well-mannered janta

 

Your resilience will be rewarded sooner or later

Just don’t question things that matter

 

Type away and carry on

Soldier on and battle on

 

Happy days are around the corner

It’s a black comedy not a white horror

 

So laugh your heart out

Harbour in your mind no doubt

 

It’s a safe haven with excellent working conditions

Please don’t tamper with those “Happiness Index” definitions!

~ Vibha