He was enticed the young techie,
Straight out of college in a bus;
Recruited by this big MNC,
For a big fat salary!
From Day One Techie was pampered,
All the things in office were free;
The vending machine spewed round the clock,
Whatever techie wanted to eat!
But the timings he kept were late,
Anyway no one was at home;
Techie also had a girl friend,
Techie never thought of going home!
The only outing was for beer,
To loud music, fat laden foods;
The food in office was much worse,
For nothing in it was natural!
Slowly the techie forgot,
What is real food and how it's made;
Both he and his girl friend made out,
And ate the free food, morning and night!
Techie never went into sunlight,
Never got wet in the rain;
There was no need to even walk,
For transportation was arranged!
Fifteen years passed very quickly,
Lots of gains in money and weight;
Techie, the girlfriend, now the wife,
Were millionaires, with two fat kids!
Evolution for them moved apace,
They had forgotten how to walk;
Their food had settled in their waists,
All heavy, and fifteen years' worth!
Techie has added to his diet,
Has a bunch of pills that Doctor gave;
It's all paid for and it is free,
So techie and wife have two of each!
He competes with all his colleagues,
On who has longer list of ailments;
He boasts of his cars and other toys,
Vacations in plush destinations!
His kids go to international school,
Where the kids are as dumb as any;
But since they pay very high fees,
They get genius level grading!
Now tachie and his wife are fifty,
Their kids are fatter, more obese;
There's not an ailment they don't have,
Which for them is a matter of pride!
They're the envy of all they meet,
Role models for nephews and niece;
Look at techie and his lovely wife,
And learn in life, how to succeed!
Dinesh Gopalan,
12 August, 2024
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