Rock-a-bye, My Baby Blue..

I see a field which was once a strawberry field..
I note a river-bank that was once flowing laughter..
I am here and for once I wish I wasn't.
Fancy suits are preludes to the beggar within.

The Sun is bright and the rain is pouring,
I try to smile through it all.
Remnants of a time not far gone.
Picture perfect and a contrast to be proud of.

Not one bit to be forgotten or not noticed.
It sparkles with magic like our bed-time tales.
I can hear the hum of music..
straining itself against the fabric of time.

Prickly eyes inturn cause them to cease
'A Mirage'.. I sigh.
The features have been replaced by laugh lines and crows feet
Reminders of a time before time.

"We were here" - says the engraving on the ruin
Dust has settled but the font is clear.
Maybe there is hope for us..
It hasn't stopped raining nor has it stopped shining.

I dont need anything more now.
I just want what I had.
'needs' and 'wants'; my two biggest enemies.
my two biggest saviours.

I see the tracks of my merry-mad gypsy troupe;
We promised we'd cross to trade war-stories.
We promised we'd live it to the brim and then over-flow.
Not far to go..

It's time to keep walking;
I should make as much distance as I can...
as long as the sun is shining and the rain is pouring..
For my rainbow smiles down on me.
---Fin---

But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams...
----- W.B. Yeats.

Not so random musings..?

The CEO of the company I work in maintains a blog on the company intranet and the best part of it being, he doesn fill it with mumbo-jumbo; rather a concept/idea/musing that 'hits' him once a week (the frequency amazes me!) which he incorporates with life and business to make a valid point.

Normally, this kind of behaviour would draw guffaws from my end and snorting of the disdainful kind as I would mutter how snotty and pompous certain people upon reaching a level can get (despite the fact that the're reaching this level gives 'em all the right to). But not this time, well, there were the usual initial rumblings but it hasnt exploded and it's been 3 months since i've been following it. Very surprised.

The appearance of being snobbish and presumptious or a 'prick' is a feeling I'm quite acquainted with ..why? simply coz I AM one. I can just imagine the number of people who may have gagged on hearing my wise-cracks, my msgs.. my co-authored blog, even! I dont blame them one bit and sometimes I take sadistic pleasure out of it as well; I wonder if this was the reason why i had very few friends.

So, this got me thinking.. am I destined for greatness..? I mean I've got the attitude down pat. All I need is now to make it big; A life-long experience in being a top-notch manage - I've gotten almost all my work done by others without anybody revolting..too often; if that isn't people management or delegation. I don't know what is; I have the self-centred air smothering everyone around me; I have very expensive likes...

Rain down the confetti, roll out the benz.. here I come..!

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hmm... I wish I was a best-selling writer instead.

Bleh!