Signing Out!

When I shall cease to breathe the vital air The news will spread like a wild fire In my limited circle where a very few people know me Some of my folks will be busy receiving calls The others dialing Some elderly ones will check all the drawers are safely locked up Some young ones will pick up my scattered books from my bed It will be checked whether money enough is there Or it will be withdrawn from the bank for all the expected arrangements People will work all with teary eyes Some will ask for the time of the rites All furniture will be set aside or removed for flooring The work will be done punctuated by the occasional sounds of cries mute and quiet, sobs and sighs rising loud when some new visitor arrives at hearing the news of the sad demise The sis will not be informed of all this She’ll get to know something amiss When she’ll come and find the Gate open, and meet the people standing in the street She’ll come addressing me aloud I’ll hear her Though won’t be able to reply from the shroud My siblings will be hugged and consoled by some All, even the angry kin will come In the other room Some distant neighbors will start counting beads For me to take with me in the long journey When that time will come Rendering me quiet and dumb I shall be unable to care for my backlog, as I daily do To complete my half-done write To cover the Topic I started teaching in the class To ask for the forgiveness if ever I spoke so harsh For not keeping my word For carrying sins of omission and commission So if you kindly read it till the end And do not shun this write By merely reading the first line Forgive me all my foolish things - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Whenever I work on my PC, I keep All my regular Tabs open for the next joining in, but tonight as these thoughts are not away from my mind Tonight out of some uncertain fear I’m signing out of all the Tabs! ! !