Meenas Poemsit is a frequent call
call untimed and unmindful
would be somewhere in the middle
doing something important in the milieu
the call interrupts in a continuous ring
at times just ignore it
at times I have to answer
be it in the morning or evening
I am irritated all the time
I, being gentle never express it
my courtesy is mistaken for ignorance
the call does come not on and off
continuous and regular it is
once in a way I have to show my displeasure
could be an end to this annoying ways.
A little while ago
in the early hours
while getting up from bed
the telephone rang.
Gathering the body together
Took the receiver
heard a loud laugh with
a noise of clearing the throat.
Little bewildered on one side
and bit amused on the other
in a tone angry shouted
Hello , hello, hello thrice.
The laughter did not stop
went on for a few seconds
and a voice gruff
spoke in mono syllables
Take care of you
Take care of your belongings
Take care of your safety.
followed by loud laughter.
The voice was familiar
but changed to deceive
It was my friend’s
who plays such games for fun.
Fun or real
such calls are annoying
and cause a fear and dislike
early in the morn.
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