05 April, 2014

When colours don’t beam


The window pane has a slew of colours, today
I cannot see outside of it anymore.
Open the door please,
Don't you hear me knocking?
Rat-tat-tat

Aren’t you familiar with the sound of this knock?
Don’t you remember you once taught me to knock?
You helped me to make this perfect sound of knock
The kind of thud that is unique and rhythmic!

I had learned this sound by heart
Thought you, too, followed the same
Why are you taking this long to open the door?
Open the door please,
Don’t you hear me knocking?
Rat-tat-tat

When you finally decide to open the door
You might not find me around, anymore
But there is one thing waiting for you to recover
From that cabinet next to your bookshelf
Your birthday gift that I missed last month
A branded box of ear waxing strips!