By-Dr Nunglekpam Premi Devi
Independent Scholar
If I were a wealth’s baby, I’ll hold onto gold;
If I were a rich man’s child, I’ll hold onto notes bundle;
If I were a wealthy daughter, I’ll have lots of friends;
If I were a rich man’s wife, I’ll hold onto ornaments;
If I were a wealthy mother, I’ll hold onto bold sitting;
If I were an army’s wife, I’ll be holding on separation;
If I were an officer’s mother, I’ll be holding facilitation card;
If I were a minister’s wife, I’ll be caring beauty and publicity;
If I were a queen, I’ll be holding lies and secrets;
If I were a wealthy mother-in-law, I’ll be holding importance;
If I were a rich grand-mother, I’ll be holding sitting hair;
Living’s an important culture, and it’s all if I were.
If I were a tamed dog, I’ll have been holding a zipped mouth;
If I were domesticated, I’ll have hold onto broken limbs;
If I were a caged bird, I’ll have been holding thirsty;
If I were a cultivator, I’ll have been holding crops lazily;
If I were an ant, I’ll have died multiple times stamping;
If I were shoes, I’ll have been shitting worn torn pieces;
If I were bags, I’ll have been holding heavy loads;
If I were a dustbin, I’ll have been holding stinking water;
If I were a flowerpot, I’ll have been holding dried earthen;
If I were a sitting bench, I’ll have unbalanced legs;
Life’s not an incidence, and it’s all if I were.
If I were a communicator, I’ll have been gun down earlier;
If I were a radio, I’ll be holding screwing noises;
If I were a vehicle, I’ll have been honking all way along;
If I were ammunition, I’ll have been oiling every single hour;
If I were a rocket, I’ll have been suing to spying;
If I were a satellite, I’ll have been bomb blasted;
If I were a television channel, I’ll have never been telecast;
If I were a mobile phone, I’ll have been always inside the bag;
If I were a tractor, I’ll be holding a damp rusty engine;
If I were fire, I’ll have never been light up;
Living’s to technical corrupt and it’s all if I were.