Sunday, November 27, 2011

The Ode to an Army officer

Dedicated to all those unknown  unsung an unwept soldiers ,
Who were  killed at the first sight
by the dead drop  looks ........


For you  contours are easy to read than the city maps ,
You feel comfortable in jungles and get lost in metros .
For you time is in hundred hours ,
3 ' O  clock is a direction ,
distance is always in multipals of hundred  meters and you keep on loosing North .
When people meet near pubs , cafes and discs .
You meet near water tanks , bridges and culverts.
For you kenwood and motorola are familiar brands
and apple and blackberry are fruits .
You never knew cars , mobiles and bikes also had series.
The only series you know is the AK's .
You remember names of all tanzimes ,
but do not know the name of IPL  teams .

Stamps on your passport are of congo and sudan
where as others go to bankok and japan.
You remember the raising days,
but forget the anniversaries and birthdays.
When others talk of CEO and COO,
You only know C with only one O .
For u lol and asap is greek
and you  even look for them in appx 'c .
when others talk of pune bangalore and gurgaon
you talk of poonch lalgarh and bongaigaon.
For you ,
The Safety Honour  and Welfare of  your country  comes first , Always and every time .
and women will  be from venus  always and
everytime .
For you green and blue are own ,
Red and pink are danger zones.
For you the choice of arms was more painful than the break up
and chasing girls tougher  than  the march up .
You will travel 500 miles to meet her ,
But will expect her to walk the last five steps. 
You can take darbar of 120 rusty men for three hours ,
But will  be afraid to speak three magical words  .

You will crack any code or language ,
But one line message of her's
with few dots and exclamation marks will confuse you.
For all those who thinks he is a flirt ,
He will be the last man standing ,
True  to his words and vows.

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