Monday, May 23, 2005

Muted

A question was thrown at me
My answer was lost in silence

Friends poured forth pleasantaries
I smiled weakly in return

My boss asked for an estimate
And I emailed my answer

I ate the lunch which was served
Without making any demands

Inquiries, questions and condolences
I replied in tenorless single syllables

The world is a hard place to live in
When you have lost your throat to soreness!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

hey jan....a very cute,creative post.

Anonymous said...

why is it u never had these SOUR SORE THROATS in bits? Ud have loved ur silence!hehe!..

Was speechless while reading this peice!

janani said...

@kalpana - thank u thank u thank u! :-)

@sharan - konjam adangu lifela! :-)