A Part Of My Side Of A Phone Conversation Poem by Ravinder Kumar Soni

Murti, I heard you bought a car,
Is it a new one?

Oh! It is the new Ciaz,
An expensive one but a great car, I say.
Will suit a family of five I must have a ride in it one day.

Thank you, but I cannot take it out for a drive,
You know I do not drive; I never learnt to drive a car or a scooter.
Ha! Ha! Ha! Please do not ask me why.
Even now, I possess no car,
I never had the money to buy one.

I do not require a car.
Remember about four years ago, in 2016, you and Gopal had
Almost made me borrow to purchase a City Honda,
It would have rusted parked outside my house; on my meagre salary
I could not afford a driver and its running cost.

Lest I forget, Satya contacted me last evening; he wanted our okay
For an excursion to Silisehr Lake about four hour's drive from Delhi.
I am going to join him. What about you?

You agree to join us then. Good. Give Satya a call, will you?