someday I would want to take some time out for myself

someday I would want to go back to those days,
where I had a bit more time at the end of each day,

the time we friends used to sit on the streets
pulling legs, cracking jokes, watching birds,

the way they used to pull me,
and I despite of flaming inside

behaved as nothing happened…

someday I would want to be a kid again,
playing in the park which was the muddiest,

cycling on the street where all the water had filled,
running to catch the kite on the neighbour’s roof,

bunking the tuitions playing cricket, volleyball,
on being tired, putting the head on my mom’s lap
and just close my eyes to this world.

but dont ask me to go back to those exam days,
the ring of that alarm still haunts me,

someday I would want to take some time out for myself,
would plan a better start to a day, 

rather than just waking up and running to office,

a better end to the day, 

than leaving some coding in between,
and dreaming about that only.

I would just not go to work some day
without having to expalin to anyone, 

without some work,  just for fun some other day,

I would want to be that young at heart again
the eyes would glitter at the sight of a new face,

that nervousness in starting a converstaion,
that concern about the hairstyle and clothing

someday I would again flaunt my 26 again,
without caring who’s gonna mind, who’s not
escape boss’ eyes to install a messenger,

start conferences on yahoo and msn
but then after that day, 

I would come back to this life of mine

as a lot of hardwork has gone into earning this too
this is where I always wanted to be,

and still there is distance to be covered
I will keep moving on,

though I would want some more time in a day,
so that I can sleep more and not yawn in the office.