PUNCTUALITY

Sorry,

I am a bit late.

Though the driver drove

with maximum speed,

I am a bit late.

It was neither his fault nor mine.

But for the car was caught in

several traffic jams

for about thirty to forty five minutes

I could have reached

a bit early.

Even otherwise, we Indians

are notorious for not

keeping up time on the

matter of punctuality.

When it comes to

VIPs and VVIPs, it has

become a fashion

to arrive late, sometimes

for hours at a stretch.

I can very well read the

impatience and mockery

written on your faces.

Expressions often convey

messages, sad or happy, you know that.

Even trains, speeding along blaring horns

long distance or short distance ones

are often held up on the tracks

waiting for the signals

to turn green in the place of red.

I wonder whether there

are countries across

the world where punctuality

is the order of the day.

Could be yes or no.

Being like a frog in a well

I haven’t had the

luck to board a flight out of

my mother country

though such a desire is

lurking very much in my mind since years.

Pardon me,

let me come to the

topic before you people get bored….