Alice In A Wonderland

My first job..a new city..a new house.. a new language..and a whole new culture. Parson ich aaye miyan (literally meaning “day before oni”, but implying à in the recent past) As I said..a whole new culture! To be honest the first time I was in Hyderabad; and that was for a conference three years ago; I was pleasantly surprised by the lavishness of it all. Hum Dilli and Bangalore walon ko aur kuch posh lagta hi nai ;) But really, Hyd was glorious with its small cute home bakeries on a beautiful small lane that led to a grand road with a grand mall. There was a “crowd”, there were “hangouts”, and there was a sense of youthfulness. Three years later I’m 5 kms away from the famous Chaarminar (haven’t managed a trip yet) and I’m looking for a café that serves more than “hot coffee” or “cold coffee”. On some days I’m lucky enough to see a board that says “capuchino”. And before I start sounding like one of those “dilli ki ladki” (which I’m not! I’m not..I’m not..more on ...

A million little pieces of me Like me.. Just like me A million little pieces of me Shattered shiny broken blunt A million little pieces of me To put together A million little pieces of me One like the other So similar yet so different One is the enemy, the other a friend I hold a couple to set them right I pick a few more because I might get them all in and be done I had them all and then I had none A million little pieces of me Melting away Bit by bit Day by day A million little pieces of me So stubborn Shattered shiny broken blunt A million little pieces of me None like the other I put them somehow I put them together So different yet so similar Each one an enemy Each one a friend I held a couple right or wrong I picked them all, the fear was gone I got them all and I got done Where I had none, now I was ONE

And thus I drifted off with the wind high at first and then low down to the ground and there I lay .. Autumn had arrived.....