Pit pat
Rain falls
Sky clears
Sun sets
Moon sings
Stars dance
Old man sits on the bench
Flashes of past hurt and happiness
Join to make a stop motion movie
When their eyes met
When the vows were exchanged
When the first bump appeared
When out came a miraculous existence
When the fat drained off
When the lullabies became yelling
When the existence left in search of new life
Old man sits on the bench
The clock ticking, cold harsh exhaustion
The cigarette, magical rings of smoke spiraling up
When he was a boy
When he too jeered at the lion of the house
When he thought of life as an exciting adventure
When he was so sure of leading an extraordinary life
When the train passed and life threw him rejections
[Fast forward]
When the phone call came
When he let the opportunity of a better job pass
When he decided family was top priority
When afterwards love died out and chances were lost
When she found a new man
When he was left with a budding life
[Clock is ticking]
When the creditors came with their pots of paint
When the child came back with bruises, first fight
When the walls collapsed and lava gushed out
[The angel sings]
When the child too started singing lullabies
When the child too struggled to keep love and life alive
[He is called]
When life began where it started
When the cycle repeat itself
[Time is no more]
Old man sits on a bench
The cigarette burns to its last ash
The clock strikes its last groan
The skin around the eye crinkles;
Oh yes, it was an extraordinary life indeed.
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