December 7, 2012
Every Time I Enter the Mall
Every time I enter the mall
I observe men checking out women’s figure
They chuckle and check on next one
As if they were buying some candy bars
How I wanted to pat their back and say
“Move on boy we have worries of our own”
With a smile I walk on till something catches my attention
I stop for a while and check the guy with great biceps and flat abdomen
Rushing crowd takes the guy away
My eyes search all corners in vain
I slap myself and say “You human species are all the same
Never stop admiring good things”
I walk and admire the beauty of new arrivals
Some I try, some I select, some I discard
I laugh my lungs out seeing the guys
Whose eyes loiter in the lingerie section
How I want to pinch their cheek and say “it’s a common thing boy
You have a mom, sister and will have wife and daughter too”
My greedy eyes look for more stuff when I hear a kid say
“Mommy I want Benton car, bogie man, angry bird..”
Some don’t ring a bell in my brain
I stop for a while and watch the kid
How I want to pinch kid’s nose and say
“You are only 4 feet kid, why do you want things bigger than your size?”
Wondering what I'd do with my own kids, I walk
My senses alert me about love birds
Holding hands, gal points out at some fancy things
Guy gives green signal while his left hand count the money in his pocket
How I wanted to ask them politely
“Do you change your partners often like your clothes?”
I walk and walk till I reach the food court
There I see old grandma, scared of escalator
I smile and extend my hand
She smiles and rejects thinking her grandson will come
How I want to hold her hands in mine say
“Only a few nice people around, don’t be so stubborn”
I see the crazy crowd with junk food
Their belly bigger than pregnant women
They hog and order more while I eat my sandwich in silence
I smile and walk back with the things I bought
I smile at the strangers and tell myself
“This is a new world, a new life, and I am one among them.”
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