ENJOYING THE REAR VIEW
Born into a mediocre family in a sleepy village,
I was complacent with the pace of villagers.
On moving to the city for studies,
I realized the villagers were slow.To cope with the speed of the rest,
I wanted to move on to the driver’s seat.
Grabbing the earliest chance in life,
I got onto the driver’s seat.Self-driving was my passion,
and I enjoyed driving all the time.
As the destination was clear,
I did not waste fuel by going around.The roads were winding upward,
facing fairly good traffic.
On my way, I took a companion
to make my travel fruitful.Days and months gave way,
and the seasons changed.
During the journey, we overtook
many moving slowly.We too gave way
to many moving faster.
We were slow at places
when the roads were rough.We were at the speed of mind
when the roads were smooth.
We kept cheering each other,
always during the upward journey.My companion complimented me
often for my driving skills.
During the upward journey,
we rarely looked behind.We reached the peak en route
and hoisted two flags there.
We stayed there for a while with pride,
enjoying the flags flying high.As the rule of the journey says,
we had to keep moving down.
I could see the road ahead
leading into a pit at the end.There were no diversions,
nor U-turns in front.
Still, we had to keep moving,
abiding by the rule of the journey.We had two options to take:
to go fast and finish quickly,
or to go slow and drag time
to stay longer in the driver’s seat.I lost interest in driving down
and got lost in thoughts of the upward drive.
During our descending drive, I found
a wonder happening behind.As we were moving down,
the flags behind appeared to rise high.
Excited at that view,
my eyes often got stuck behind.My companion pointed out
my oversights and driving errors.
I felt it too at times,
that my driving faltered often.I put my companion in the driver’s seat
for the rest of the journey.
Relieved of the stress and strain,
I started enjoying the rear view.
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