Language of Life
I thought it would be A clean slate, With clear instructions In black and white. But it came Instead, As a crumpled paper. I still thought, I will unfold it, And read. But then I discovered, It had a thousand ways To be unfolded; And each one Completely different from the other. I still thought, I will be lucky To get the right fold; And then - just read. But when I opened it I found, Nothing in black and white; It was all - in grey. I thought - Never mind the color, Who needs color coding When I know how to read. But then As I started reading, I could not identify A single word. Such is the Language of Life; You never know how to read and predict; You never know what is green and red. Such is Life - How much ever You want to be prepared, It throws surprises at you. All that I do now is, Hope that the surprises are good.