Poems by
Rajdeep Gupta

Uptown-girl in a Bangalore train!

a poem by Rajdeep Gupta

Early winter and Guwahati station was brimming,
Here I stroll near the AC-3 tier, waiting for it to open.
Caught a glance, oom she breathes fragrance,
Siren starts and we move along.
Stations come one by one, till I get to see some fun.
Oh no! she had some fun in getting down from the upper-birth,
Whole of the berth was busy in helping her AXN stunt.
Well! the day went, and we met near the toilet.
We started chatting, though she took time to open,
both of us had a great time,
though she had lots of uncles to pay attention.
I somehow felt that we zealed well,
words unexpressed, untold were made in a quick tone.
But alas! we had to depart,
while I took the Chennai route, she went to Bangalore
I called her up, but in no vain.
Alas! she forgot me and I have a few words to say,
may be the Bangalore-Guwahati express would be forgotten by you,
But for me, it was a cherished lesson in disguise!