Sunday, November 1, 2009

One Night Stand



I slept for long, it seems
- As I woke up this morning
- And I stretched my hands for her,
- I found the pillows alone,
- One night stand was over!

I slept for long, it seems
- She woke up before I did
- And she left before dawn,
- I could still hear her moans around me
- Her smell was not yet gone.

I slept for long, I feel
- When I look around my room
- The last night flashed in my head,
- I saw the moon in my arms
- In the comfort of my bed.

I slept for long, I knew
- When I rubbed my eyes and sat up
- And my gaze rummaged around,
- I see my kingdom as it was
- But my queen was not to be found.

I slept for long, I’m afraid
- I found a note, she left
- On a beautiful pink paper, it says
- “Good Morning, my honeycomb,
- “Welcome to the world of AIDS!”



Its just a month left, for the World (anti) AIDS day. This thought came to me while I used to travel from Bangalore to Chennai, in night buses. I used to get both male and female seat-mates and there were instances when I prevented myself from getting carried away. Well, I did that fine, I know. But, the thought remained. Would have written it long ago – but its never so far from where you are … so, here it is!

Cross posted at: The Writers Lounge

10 comments:

  1. Very effective message! I think I'll read it to my high school students!

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  2. Tan, there you are!

    thus wrote Tan! is this fiction or real?

    :)

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  3. Thank You Linda for the words... Do you really think you can read this out to your pupils? WOW!! Thats an honour in itself :)

    And Amity dear,
    What made you ask that?? LOL!!
    Please be assured - its all FICTION :)
    Just tried to convey a message ...

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  4. A message well conveyed..like it..

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  5. Message conveyed in a strong and interesting way..

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  6. really imp message....n conveyed so well..!

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  7. nyc way 2 spread awareness.....gud attempt.

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  8. Anon, thanks for reading me...

    Gautami... I liked it too... same pinch ;)

    Raisha, Lilian, Chaarz..
    I'm happy that it conveyed - I would not be able to shout ...

    FCF, welcome to my blog... thanks for reading and liking it...

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Tan :)

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