Just before the last laugh

a poem by Purushothama Rao R

If I were given a chance
Just a few moments
Before a breath, the last one

‘I would dress from the breasts to the navel
And down the hips to the toes too
As I have not at all done hither to’
A celebrity of silver screen speaks

‘I had not kept any of my promises
During the four decades of my
Fortified career in public
Let me go round and apologize’
Pleads a politician in disguise

‘I want to confirm my arrivals on due dates’- Rain
‘I want to lessen the cold whips’- Winter
‘I would have dressed the trees at least to the barest minimum’- Autumn
‘I would have preferred to stay for longer stints’- Spring
‘I would have allowed cool breezes a little early in the evenings’- Summer
Thus spake the seasons

‘I would have scribbled more useful poems
Rather than the routine elegies and monologues’
Stressed a seasoned poet

”I would have flowered with more fragrance to spread in delight’
Ascertains the frontal gardens’ in consonance with GODS desire’

All have been clear in their utterances
If given a chance to smile for a while
Just before the icy demons lay their hands
On them or they breathe their last