The World on the Other Side!

“Welcome to Electronic City Complex”, the signboard read

Where people had Identity Cards strapped around their neck

Back here, our black and white uniforms used to be our identity

The world on the other side seemed strange!

Mini bus rides turned into Shuttl rides

Where everyone was glued onto their mobile screen

“Civil naki Criminal?”, no one asked any longer!

The world on the other side got stranger

Tea in earthern pots got replaced with machine made coffee

Which tasted exactly the same, every time I sipped it

“Aaj adrak waali chai laya hoon madam”, no one exclaimed any longer

The world on the other side got stranger

A quick trip to the daab-waala no longer was necessary

For the office boy would get it right at your desk

Sipping the tender coconut water, in tall glasses I wondered

The tale that the daab-waala might have to tell!

Uniforms paved way to a bright colourful wardrobe

The white crisp shirt was kept away in the bottom most shelf

The Black coat and gown were dry-cleaned,

They were put away with naphthalene

The wardrobe got a makeover,

The world on the other side got stranger!

The black coat coupled with the sweltering heat

Gave way to centralized air-conditioned cubicles

Workstations were fun, I no longer had to toil my way in the sun

The stilettoes had now started adorning my feet

Nobody cared if I flaunted a tattoo

Or wore red highlights to work

The corporate environment is too busy to notice

If your behavior looks like an oddest quirk

Legal conferences were replaced by team meets

Creating power point presentations became our motive

Designations had now changed, new business cards were arranged

People started addressing me from an Advocate to a Legal Executive

TGIF became the new mantra,

a two-day weekend seemed nothing short of a luxury

Yet when it came to the Courts, I could no longer address the jury

Tall towers, elevators, squeaky clean rest-rooms

Made their way to the old-heritage buildings and the stinky bathrooms.

The world on the other side seemed strange

Yet the person in me did not want anything to change!

Disclaimer: Please note that the thoughts expressed above are purely my from my personal experiences, and I do not intend to hurt the sentiments of any individual, community, sect or religion. My apologies if anyone has found it offensive or is hurt by my expressions.