Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; the
general condition of the environment around; and as every source of
media proclaimed it to be on the ghastly brink of extinction,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; the
brand new recipes that she'd voraciously browsed through; in every
cook-book that she could lay her effervescent hands upon,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; the
epidemic that'd taken sinister proportions in the society; the
horrendously agonizing anecdotes of several in her invincibly
close-knit kin,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; the
overall weather being one of the most acrimonious in the country; and
her plans to liberate at the fastest possible to a cherished utopian
land,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; the
current trends of fashion and opulence in the society; and how
miserably divested was she of virtually everything on this vast
planet,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; how
mad she perceived me to be-though I was glowing with hard-earned
success; just because I'd tread on the path never ever taken before on
this planet divine,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; every
move and decision that her revered parents took; at times going to
unfathomable depths to solve any familial misunderstandings; whilst I
sulked in raw sunshine,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; what
an indescribable revolution she would bring in the life of every
divested soul alive; by impartially distributing the entire wealth of
this planet to all alike,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; the
gravely unsurpassable amounts of dirt that she'd most tenaciously
extricated; from the most obsolete crannies of our already spic-span
home,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; the
inexhaustible myriad of soap operas-game shows-spell binding
documentaries; which she'd watched in each spare moment of hers,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; the
headlines; gossips; spiritual sayings which she'd read in every
bookshop; as reading was one of her alltime favorite pastime,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; all
those established celebrities and luminaries; all those upon whom the
media was extravagantly onto; silencing all in vicinity whilst
listening to her favorite star interview,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; every
like and dislike of our kids; wanting them to accomplish only her
unfinished dreams; as she considered every of my talents and works as
disdainfully imbecile,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; me
being a complete misanthrope and wretched misfit for the society;
wholesomely lost and absorbed in my own poetically fantasizing
musings,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; my
ruining every element of her otherwise victorious life; indescribably
denigrating me to lifeless ash whilst comparing me to other husbands
in her sight,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about;
fossils; shells; and virtually every mystical and artificial carving
on this Universe; going to painstaking depths to study the elaborate
etymology of the same,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; her
father's once upon a time 9 to 9 unsparing life; the innumerable
droplets of sweat that he'd shed to raise her; whilst all I knew in
comparison was staring at insouciant bits of blue sky,
Nineteen to the dozen and an infinite lines did she talk about; the
stories that her friends; followers and well wishers had recounted to
her; and how desperately did she want to make an enlightenment into
every aspect of their bizarrely hapless and solitary lives,
And whilst I appreciated and respected all her talk; O! how I wished
and wished and wished; that atleast a line out of the infinite she
spoke to me was asking me as to what I did in the entire day; asking
me to recite the fervent lines of my poetry on all creations of the
Lord; asking me as to how the rhythm of my tender heart felt?
Anyways; though I knew it was virtually impossible for it to happen
this way-- naturally and of her own accord in this life; I earnestly
pray to you O! Omnipotent Lord; to make it happen in every other
impoverished husband's life; so that unlike my sole urge to die this
very instant out of sheer indifference; he feels more ardently than
ever before; to be reborn again and again and again….
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