Beleve it or Not by Dr. KRS Murthy

 

Believe it or Not!
by Dr. K.R.S Murthy
Do you want to know a time? When wise men were all wrong Novices were teaching the wise Lessons that made the books useless The laws of physics took a vacation Only zeroes everywhere you see Yet, everything was great. You could be whatever you wanted to be Be whatever you would never believe to be Money grew on trees and fell from the skies Everyone could buy cities and islands Just for oneself, and never to be called selfish Even few more for their beloved Yet know of no other place to spend Son! Do you believe in miracles? Miracles every day, never before, And may never again. I witnessed that miracle Along with the whole world Of just soaring into heights Just to go higher, and higher Of no signs of coming down The reality was stranger than fiction History was just getting written Just like a fairy tale, a tale not just for imagination A tale not just for kids, a tale to be lived through Think that life was just like a dream, a dream with wishes All coming true, a dream to be remembered It was a free ticket to the ride to the skies All aboard any time, and free seating for all Just hold on to the big balloon and soar to the sky Higher and higher, higher till there was no air to breathe All you needed was a fire in your stomach, hunger, and greed You could eat with both hands, but eat in a rush, and a mouthful You were in it for yourself, and we threw away our manners Steal from the fellow passengers, all we could and just say "Not at all sorry that I like your lunch, his and hers too J" "If you are afraid of too many free passengers on the flight", The funny bald man said, "That is the real point of a free ride, to a utopia we have never visited". "Fire up the hot air balloon till it becomes a fun and wild ride", said a daredevil, "Just hold on a little tighter, for you may get thrown off from your seat, just like those passengers who are falling off as you laugh at them" "It is just fine to laugh at them and see them hit the ground very hard", said a wicked Many broken bones, if they were not yet unconscious, Or, dead with the pleasures of the shock of reality hitting them Or, of the riches flying away in the wind There was no other way to stay on the ride, but fire the balloon till the skin melts "If the hot air is already too hot for the balloon, let us just ignore it. Let it be, for up is the only way, and it is a lot of fun anyway" Such were the sayings of wisdom, amidst all the chaotic fun times You may never live through such fun times, as I have survived The ride to tell you the tales of my youth, and still unbelievable Yes, miracles are not believable, till you witness the strange Stare at the impossibilities, and befriend the strange, yet real