RajivBhatia
In life if there was a blitzBajaj has to be it
Came raw straight out of college Presuming what I hadn’t got then, would be oodles of knowledge Had crew cuts before Discovered in Bajaj locks like never before In class got my locks by the girls plaited Too many brains in the same class, disconcerted The puuunnnjbai brotherhood of the class comforted One was a stud who did push ups all day long The other helped for assignments which didn’t seem to end at all Discovered names like Balwas and Bade’s We South Mumbai ites, spoilt always Mom’s Rajma Chawal was a welcome change Good time to bond with all, anyways Post the blitz, Dubai came calling The Sheikh’s company offered a posting, in 6 months came mauling The Entrepreneurial streak, was embedded in the brain Strike out on your own, kept ringing, again and again Dubai, Russia, Dubai, Russia all went by in a blur 1995, got hitched to a wonderful lass Petrochemicals became the new calling Two kids and a pup all added to the brood Fatherly instinct comes to the fore, only provide for their food Worked hard, as do we all, until the boring streak came calling You’ve been at this too long, strike out again on your own Discovered the love of sports like never before, water, land, all came to the fore The joys of running long distance, the joy of representing the country All at the age when we say tread gently Learnt a few lessons in life, learnt and still learning - Look ahead, love the present - Love what you have, don’t fret for the past - Life has simple joys to offer - Assimilate them and enjoy - Thank God for his bounty, thank friends for their love - Keep loving the journey, which he has charted above |