Wednesday, December 12, 2007

He was dressed in shabby old clothes covered with stains of paint. The cigarette looked strikingly new against his old dirty clothes. His hair was a mess too, covered with dust from scraping paint. His hands appeared as if they had a thin white film/coating of white powder, the same was true for his face. He merged well with the surroundings, sitting by the roadside, on a huge stone, near a paan shop. The moment one looked at him, the cigarette would glare back at the person, obviously because it was such a great misfit in the whole setting! The hands which would normally hold a bidi were today caressing a cigarette with great tenderness and awe!

His pose, was the next thing one would notice, the right leg crossed over the left one, the left hand supporting his weight as he leaned back, his head held high, back uncomfortably straight, and the right hand, yes you guessed it right, caressing the cigarette, while the twinky (little finger) at an angle of 45o from the rest of the fingers!

This clearly shows, that the cigarette was a luxury for him! He was relishing it, with the pride often found in Rajas and Maharajas! I wished, I could click a snap of his and post it here!

I know it will sound awkward, but my post ends here, I feel I have given a pretty clear picture, now will leave the thinking to you! :) Enjoy!

4 comments:

Maverick said...

Nice observation!!.. I think.. given the current indian situation, if someone would have asked him.. i'm sure he would've also produced a mobile phone..

Kakshi said...

@Maverick..
Very true!!But ya.. a mobile wouldn't have looked that odd! ;)
-Shweta

Anonymous said...

good build up
i want to write to you something

Kakshi said...

Thanks mechie..
Sure.. would be glad.. wat do you wanna write?!