Funny People

a poem by Janaki Rani

What a funny thing happened to me!
The more I think about it,
The weirder it gets.
One evening, I finished shopping.
The sky was gloomy and darker than usual.
But nobody bothered to switch on the lights.
People managed to walk in the dark roads,
Without bumping into each other.
The vehicles zipped past without headlights.
Funny people, aren’t they?
But they kept gazing and staring at me.
One gentleman helped me cross the road.
He kindly suggested that I own a dog.
Very funny!
At home, the lights were so dim.
Confused, I phoned my brother.
He asked a funny question:
“Where are your sunglasses?”
Damn my forgetfulness,
I don’t know where I put them.