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1. SWEAT BATH
Neither was the most contemporarily powerful of air-conditioner needed; even as the
heat outside raced to an unbearable scorch,
Neither was there the most infinitesimal puff of wind that could provide any respite;
as time painstakingly crawled to welcome a fresh dawn,
Neither did ice form into mesmerizing cubes even in the deepest freeze; as virtually
everything in vicinity was shredded asunder in fiery whirlpools of the afternoon,
Neither did wondrously tantalizing waves of the oceans reach the penurious
doorstep; as they were pragmatically speaking - continents and poles apart,
Neither did the most rhapsodically delectable ice-creams and candies cause a
diminutive dent; as the blazing heat pulverized the same into frigid pulp-even before
they could reach the lips,
Neither did the most mellifluously nostalgic of songs cause an impact- as shades of
adulterated humane yellow pierced the atmosphere; as draughts of warm air swept
their might,
Neither did the most enchanting of praises reach the ears; as asphyxiating dust and
morbid smoke; squandered through a landscape of population with a forlorn will to
kill,
Neither did the darkest shades of black tinted glass come to any rescue- as though the
dark films sequestered from direct impact; they absorbed heat at the same time to
eventually distort beyond recognition,
Neither did the merrily artificial tap of water provide the tiniest of solace; as it soon
started to emit hostile steam usurped by the storm of volcanic heat which wavered
fiercely around,
Neither did the glass of freshly extracted fruit juice render the slightest of
rejuvenation- as it miserably evaporated to reveal the last grains of sugar and salt
blended within; as famished palms groped fervently ahead to clutch it,
Neither did snow flakes disdainfully thrown astray by the passing carts create a whiff
of cool- as the parched tarmac devoured those few globules of water first; even
before any living form dared creep near them,
2. Neither did the most majestic of castles generate a shy beam of shade; as their walls
themselves scorched like a ravaging bulldozer; sulking at the angst that came
alongwith the heat- instead of a grain of compassionate comfort,
Neither did the historically quaint well guarantee any beacon of a promise; as when
one tread right to its mystically intrepid bottom- the discovery did yield hollowness
but without a droplet of liquid to compliment,
Neither did the sensuously nestled swimming pool offer a fantasy of revitalizing
delight; as arid winds laced with venomous smoke stabbed its periphery;
metamorphosing its charmed persona into a parsimoniously fetid gutter line,
Neither did the princely fountain adorning the bustling street offer a trifle of an
enthrallment- as the spray that once upon a time kissed the chin after ricocheting of
ground; now abruptly dried midway in fireballs of acrimonious heat,
Neither did the couch of astoundingly pure velvet generate any comfort; as before
anyone could nestle on its enamoring softness- its covers melted in the tyrannical
heat- and out came charging the unabashed coiled springs,
And yet I was unabashedly relishing each ounce of my existence; even as the
tumultuous summer heat whipped every bit of joy from the solar-plexus of survival,
As I romanced in the golden stream of mortal sweat that sensuously dribbled down
my skin- to give me my victorious “Sweat-Bath”.