UMT

a poem by Sidharth Kumar

Once upon a time
I landed in city beautiful, Chandigarh
Impelled to be a Computer Engineer
With a stay of four rigorous years
The city hailed this new Delhiite
Taking my time to adjust
Amidst the lush green surroundings
And one day saw myself
In mirror of course
I had changed
Long hair locks on my head
Curling and falling down
Knew it was time to clean up
And dress like a smarty boy
Hair had grown and me
So new was my body to city
That I peering for a barber
“There’s so ‘n’ so across the streets”
Said one of the gentlemen I asked
So boy, why don’t you catch up someone there
Didn’t want to burn my pocket
Making a hole in it
Still a student
Can’t afford lavish cuttings
So tell me something cheap ‘n’ best
Reasonable for my pockets
“Oh, then you go to UMT”, said him
“What the hellz UMT, man”, said me
He left in a hurry
And my mind bowled over by his googly
My legs proceeded here ‘n’ there
Until I came across a comic sight
A professional chopping hair fragments
Under the skinny shadow of a tree
At first, I look him and then to the caress tree
Then sometimes the tree and him
Eyes rolling up and down
Oh I see now, he’s the one
“Under Mango Tree”, the UMT hunting finally ends
It’s not all that bad
With throngs waiting for their turns
A mirthful experience, it was surely!