Cornered dog to
Get married? and
Do I need grow a
Spine to live alone?
You think I haven't
Thought about this?
You think I haven't
Sung a rebellion before
I could accept the
Obvious?
Expectations of the
Family. Sentiments.
Middle class aspirations-
My teenage rebellion
Dissipating as I aged-
What if a laid-back,
Mundane life is an
Armour for the Wars
I wanna fight?
What if I live by every
Vow I take?
What if I learn to weave
My poetries in her
Braids?
What if all my cynicism
Will be dodged by a
Daughter I'm gonna raise,
And be content with the
Cheers of the pitchers
I'm gonna enjoy with
Friends I don't forget?
Of all the overthought
Outcomes- IFs and ORs,
AYEs and NAYs.
As the world paints itself
In grey-
May be redemption lies
In taking a chance.
And because history
Will repeat itself and
Every boy is cursed to
Become an adult
Like his own father-
Maybe I'm gonna get
Drunk and recite to
My wife tender poetries of
The people I adored till
My daughter is gonna
Believe-
What cynical poets
Can become when they
Become a parent.