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Merry-go-round-and-round

Exits those never exist

2 min lectură·22 iulie 2026

Mediu

There stood alone, shop named life

Behind the counter, bored keeper with a dead cold stare

"Let me the never ending pack of merries and happiness

Offering a blank cheque leaf" I said

Without a frown, he took leaf and handed me the silk bag

"Take the first exit and enjoy your goodies"

His voice was calm

I rushed towards it, eager to celebrate and there were many

I hurried back to the shop, he stood there, expecting

"All those exits are marked "after life..""

I was angry and felt dejected

"And all of them are towards darker alleys,

silent and no gates to let you out"

"Take none and go back through the entrance" He said

"You will be back here

Paying for the sacks again and again

This store is open

Twenty-four hours

and seven days a week, so the name is life"

"You are a cheater" before letting the sob I managed to utter

There was a light in his eyes, enjoying my agony

"Millions left and millions will come again and again

Wishing the same what you did

I can't give you

What there is not in the bag, not today or tomorrow"

I opened the sack, spilling the goodies

There were few crackers

One label read two minutes hope

The other said four seconds laughter

I threw away, all of them

Rushed towards the entrance

and returned to the front of shop named "life"

007

raj thampi. “Merry-go-round-and-round.” Atelier, Poezie.ro, https://poezie.ro/atelier/raj-thampi/poezie/14203917/merry-go-round-and-round

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