The smell of freshly brewing coffee,
Tea boiling somewhere,
Crispy dosa’s roasting on a pan.
The neighbor’s dog barks,
A TV rumbling with regional news.
Out of this loud silence,
A baby screams.
A grouchy maid grumbles downstairs,
Dishes clank,
A plane flies overhead—
The sound is deafening,
Then another, overpowering,
And another.
The air-strip is around the corner.
It’s past 9 AM,
breakfasts are done,
The apartment block roars with life.
A car below refuses to start,
A bike suddenly zooms to life.
Oh…
It’s a just a regular morning.
My apartment block springs to life.
Each moment is comforting
In this silence of noise.
My cell phone rings.
It’s mother calling.
I have to answer.
The day moves on!
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