My neighbour lost his legs in a train mishap.
He was going to his office by train.
I too ,travel by...
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My neighbour lost his legs in a train mishap.
He was going to his office by train.
I too ,travel by train.
It can never happen to me!
My neighbour's wife ran away with the milk man,
She was a real beauty.
My wife is also good looking.
It can never happen to me!
My neighbour's son is a fraud.
He does not love and respect his parents too.
My son is a real loving boy.
It can never happen to me!
My neighbour is careless and a spendthrift.
He is always in a begging state.
I am wise enough ,to save for the rainy day.
It can never happen to me!
I smoke 10 cigars a day.
I chew tobacco too.
My neighbour suffers from cancer.
It can never happen to me!
then one day........
I lost my sight
and my wife ran away with my neighbours son.
An evil spirit has entered my boy's soul.
He robbed me of wealth and savings,
and slapped me .
I am undergoing treatment for kidney failure .
so what, it can happen to anyone!
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thanks rajee for the comment and apprecation
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thanks beena for the comment and apprecaition
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thanks for the suggestion sir,
I will do accordingly
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dear shamrose,
it is the tendency of people to comment on others problem without realizing that some day we also may face the similar problems!
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what is the point for this/? please make it clear.
shamrose, so direct answer.
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dear Ajit
We continue dreamliving that it can never happen to me but only to you and the neighbour next door! To illustrate the point instances are aplenty. The problem is how to choose! However, yours is indeed some choice I should say.
Well, Ajit I think you could free your lines of each stanza from the fullstops but only the end-ones require rest and that too not invariably. Just make your poetry feel free of unnecessary pauses and stops. let it flow like water without hindrances.
I enjoyed reading your argument. But mind you people who smoke sometimes outlive those who don't. Anyway, that's for another poem!
Regards
Satish
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ajitji
fate is a great equalizer
v chastening poem
anything can happen to anyone- if we r egoless the pain thereof will be less acute
bina
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"It can never happen to me".....is what people think. And that is the reason people do not help each other,
do not raise voice against injustice in society,
do not have concern for the environment,
do not take care of their health,
do not fight the evils 'coz "IT CAN NEVER HAPPEN TO ME"........
It can never happen to me ----is the root cause of many disharmony, foolish acts tolerated in society.
Though we have come across this -It can never happen to me syndrome, sometimes we ourselves are part of it, its a good idea to share it in an effective way here...
Keep it up Sir!
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Wonderful, Ajit. It is a great thought. we must be concerned when fire enters our neighbourhood, for its next station is our home. I am really touched by the sentiments it evokes. Thanks ajith for such wonderful thoughts. Regards. Rajee.
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