High alert in Ahmedabad today

It is Woman’s Day as well

1st day of my periods

And the kitchen sink is clogged

Damn it!

So I’m off to Irani

It is 9:30 pm

Infested with men

I’m alone

And dressed in red.

My love is away

My friends are busy

No one for me

But these lingering eyes.. plenty!

ALERT!

3% says my phone

‘Battery about to die’

And so am I?

Half plate anda keema

Half plate bun maska

Aur do chai

Complimentary

Was the mood swing, perhaps

@ the MASTER Watch Centre

The man tells me a tale

Of a rat-bite

Right behind me,  is the Gutter.

420 Rupees, was the injection!

My eyes traced his rings meanwhile

Gold Gold Blue Green

See the swelling!?

See that cut!?

That scratch of a second

Oh! My finger, he cried

Litres of blood oozed away

In that half an hour

(Tell me about it, I said)

If you want the cell

To last longer

That will be 60 Rupees

For 3 to 4 months

it will cost 30 Rupees

Better go to Titan

And for a 110 bucks

My cell Shall Last Forever?

Beyond me?

You see, I am beyond repair

In life, unprepared.

He waited

As I estimated

How long will I last indeed

So I can get the Value For Money.

A police van takes off

Across the street

What if a bomb exploded

Right here

Killing me

I recall his lovely laughter

Slightly a moment after

I get inside an auto

And ask for Paldi

Battery Empty

Said my phone

And died

I wonder what time is it..