It was the day me and my brother decided
its time to grow big, its time to prove to the world
That we are ready to move on
That we are ready to take our first puff
We got hold of a couple of cigarettes
from a new packet
Went to a secluded place
where no one will ever know
We watched Rajni do it
and so was every other star
So why not we also join the
elite group of individuals
We lighted a match
and watched in anxiety
as the cigarette lighted up
and taking the big step
A deep puff from the unlightened end
A feeling of joy and excitement
A feeling of burning and then dying
Coughing and coughing badly
My brother was worried looking at me
And we ran home.....where our mother was waiting
at the doorstep to check on us.....
I was totally white faced and didn't know what to say
I fumbled out something
That I saw a ghost and got scared
And she believed me
Maybe because I was just seven years old
-rAVI
