1. HALF HEARTED
When I wore a pant with only half a button; I had to abashingly clutch it with both
hands; every time I rose from my seat,
When I sat under only half a tree; the pugnacious rays of the Sun unsparingly struck
me from all quarters,
When I wrote only half a line; I found encompassed with overwhelming bankruptcy;
as my neighbors filled in the rest of the amount; and made merry till eternity,
When I ate only half the food; my stomach initially felt nice; but cried incessantly for
the remainder of the night; when struck with pangs of starvation and hunger,
When I walked in only half a shoe; I felt obnoxious pebbles tickle my feet; barbaric
thorns infiltrate into my flesh every second,
When I boarded only half a plane; I found myself in my coffin soon; as it stormed
ruthlessly into the ocean a few minutes after taking off,
When I read only half the advertisement; I found myself sweeping the corridors of a
multinational company; which I had visited; presuming to become a senior employee,
When I saw only half the dream; I felt bereaved and deprived the entire day to follow;
as I yet and fervently awaited for the princess to arrive,
When I chopped only half the tree; I initially lazed blissfully under its shade; but soon
found the remaining monstrous wood; tumble down towards my skull with a creaking
& thunderous noise,
When I bathed only half my body; there were people laughing at me on every corner
of the street; as some part of me was as black as coal; while some was pearly white,
When I cried only half a tear; my eyes metamorphosed to swollen and black; and I
found it exceedingly difficult to keep them open and sight,
When I closed only half the door; the thieves entered my dwelling merrily in the
night; stole with gay abandon; what they had always dreamt of,
When I dug the foundation to only half of its depth; the building collapsed like a ball
of soft cotton on the very next day; with the slightest draught of wind kissing its
exteriors,
2. When I gave only half a punch; my adversary thought as if I was cuddling him; and
wasted no time in pulverizing me to raw dust; to blend with the soil,
When I penned down only half the book; the audience burnt my effigy in volatile fury
on the streets; being severely anguished at being deprived of the ending,
When I heard with only half my ear; the ferocious lion tore me apart to pieces; as I
wholesomely unaware when he furtively crept from behind; and capsized me by
my collar,
When I swam using only half my arms; the perilously swirling waves of the ocean
eventually drowned me to the bottom; and I was squelched to raw pulp by the
ominously gliding shark,
When I quelled down only half the fire; the smoldering flames gradually gained
impetus in the night; viciously charred every part of my body; including the entire
forest,
When I loved only half a girl; I was never able to procreate my progeny in this world;
miserably dithered to continue the chapter of existence,
And when I lived life only half hearted; I failed at every step I took; and success
always seemed a mountain above; even after I had clambered the
previous one.
