MY OUTING AT A MALL

I WENT TO A MALL
WALKED INTO A SALOON
WITH A SPA ON MY MIND
YOUNG BOYS AND GIRLS
WAITING IN THE HALL
FOR THEIR TURN TO COME
LIKE ME ALL OF THEM
IGNORING THE FACT THAT
HAIR IS A WASTE PRODUCT
DISCARDED BY THE BODY
I FELT OHH SILLY ME
WITH ALL THE WISDOM
HOW DO I SPEND MY MONEY
ON A  WASTE CALLED AS HAIR

I WALKED INTO A BRANDED STORE NEXT
TO BUY A DRESS FOR MYSELF
I TRIED A FEW AND FELT REALLY GOOD
WHILE CHANGING I GAZED
 INTO MY IMAGE IN THE MIRROR
AND FELT OHH HOW BEAUTIFUL IS ME
 ITS NOT THE DRESS, WHICH CAN DEFINE  ME


I WALKED OUT OF THE STORE
 INTO A FOOD JOINT
NOT SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT
I LIKED THE SIGHT OF
COLOURED DRINKS AND GARNISHED FOOD
SERVED BY BEAUTIFUL SMILING GIRLS
ON THE DISPLAY BOARD WAS WRITTEN
PIZZA RS.500, CRUSH RS. 200/-
REALISING THAT WORLD IS A COMMERCIAL PLACE
I REMEBERED THE TASTE OF
MY YELLOW DAL AND RICE WITH SALAD
I FELT FULL AND WALKED OUT OF THE JOINT


THE NEXT STOP WAS A FOOTWEAR SHOP
SAW WOMEN YOUNG AND OLD
ASKING FOR MORE HIGHER HEELS
WHEN I ASKED FOR COMFORT WEAR
HE SHOWED ME THE WAY
TO AN ISOLATED CORNER OF THE STORE
I TRIED A FEW OF THEM
WALKED TOO AND FRO
LOOKED AT THE PRICE
HOW CAN SLIPPERS COST RS.2000/-
LOST MY MIND , AND FOUND MY WAY OUT


I WENT TO THE ELECTRONICS SHOP NEXT
TO BUY A CAMERA TO CAPTURE HAPPY MOMENTS
A WIDE VARIETY AT DISPLAY
I DINT KNEW WHAT TO BUY
NO SALES BOY PAID ANY ATTENTION
AS THEY GAUGED ,MY IGNORANCE
OFFENDED I WALKED OUT OF THE STORE
THINKIGN THE WORLD DOSENT RESPECT
THE ONE DOSENT KNOW MUCH ABT GIZMOS


I DECIDED TO CATCH WITH A NEW RELEASE
AT THE MULTIPLEX WHICH WAS NEXT DOOR
A GLANCE AT THE LIST
GAVE ME AN IDEA
THAT MOVIES HAVE MOVED ON
FROM BEING AN EXPRESSION TO ART
TO  CORPORATE HOUSES HEART
NONE ON THE LIST WERE
WORTH MY 3 HOURS OF TIME
I HAD BETTER IMAGINATION
AND IDEAS I THOUGHT
AND LEFT THE COUNTER
WITHOUT BUYING ANY TICKET

I STROLLED IN THE MALL
WATCHING PEOPLE MOVING AROUND
OLD AND YOUNG
MEN AND WOMEN
KIDS AND TEENAGERS
ALL IN A JUBILIANT MOOD
AND EQUALLY INVOLVED
GIVING ME AN IMPRESSION
THAT MONEY CAN CERTAINLY BUY HAPPINESS


BUT HERE I HAD ALL THE MONEY
LYING IN MY BAG AND LIBERTY TO SPEND
AFTER BEING THROUGH ALL THE FASHION
I LOST THE URGE AND URGENCY
TO BECOME A FANATIC SHOPPER
REALISING THAT AFTERALL
MONEY CANT BUY ME ANYTHING BEYOND FASHION

I WALKED INTO TEA JUNCTION
ASKED FOR A CUP OF MASALA CHAI
TOOK OUT MY NOTE BOOK AND PEN
SCRIBBLING THOUGHTS , SIPPING TEA
THE BEST MOMENT OF THE EVENING
WAT THE DIALOGUE I HAD WITH SELF
OVER A CUP OF MASALA CHAI