A day it was yesterday
full of events in a way
an interview for visa to travel
a non immigrant stamp on the
done with effective conduct
in a no-nonsense deduct
with some questions simple
the time to get over
was not altogether
an hour or more
but only a few minutes
yet the wait for an appointment
attached with it the rules and regulations
was tense and proved a little anxious
while the anticipation after the viva
was one of a dilemma
concerned not of the approval
the period to process and deliver
the important document as such
submitted to authorities for perusal
that of a passport of great validity
an identity as well as an asset
a token to travel in and out
in the form of a small book
with dates of issue and expiry
a number with an initial
say A 123456
along with the place of issue
and the country of origin
all to be memorized .
A significant copy it is
once lost dooms you for eternity
the application and the compiling
takes long days to work out
with the authorities busy all time
Not risky to
lose your name
or might forget it for a while
never the passport anymore.