Hot as Hell

The clock ticks off and off for hours

Before my eyes I see a hundred stars!

Eyes ooze off water and want to close,

I want to go home and doze.

Be dipped in my dreams, both sweet and sour

This little boring world I’d debar.

But that’s not possible, so very hard

But waiting like this will make me a retard.

Burning hot is the sun, with no cool breeze

Not a leaf is moving on trees.

The fan is spinning like a merry-go-round

But has no effect on the wall and the ground!

A drop of water seems like heaven,

But we are drowning in hell’s rings, all seven

Sweat is pouring down like a waterfall,

All this summer vibe’s creating a brawl.

Mangoes and the cooler are the only solace,

Like god’s little short-lived bless.

Someone save me from this summer, and take me to monsoon

I swear I’d dance like a happy baboon!

-Chinmayee Kulkarni