NOT MY OWN

NOT MY OWN
P K Routray

CIGARETTE is a pinch of tobacco rolled in paper,
with fire at one end and a fool at the other.
MARRIAGE is an agreement where in a man loses his degree as bachelor,
and a woman gains her master.
LECTURE is an art of transmitting Information
from the notes of the lecturer,
to the notes of students without passing through the minds of either.
CONFERENCE is the confusion of one man,
multiplied by the number present to make it as a task of a Tarzan.
COMPROMISE is the art of dividing a cake in such a way,
everybody believes that he got the biggest piece to his joy.
TEARS are the hydraulic force, by which the masculine will power,
is defeated by feminine water-power!
DICTIONARY is a place where divorce comes before marriage,
CONFERENCE ROOM is a place where everybody talks, nobody listens and everybody disagrees later on for any change.
ECSTASY is a feeling when you feel, you are going to feel,
A feeling you have never felt before or now till.
CLASSIC is a book which people praise, but never read,
SMILE is a curve that can set a lot of things straight and nothing to be worried.
OFFICE is a place where you can relax
after your strenuous home life and its impacts.
YAWN is the only time when some married men,
ever get to open their mouth only then.
ETC is a sign to make others believe you,
That you know more than
You actually do.
COMMITTEE consists of Individuals, who can do nothing individually,
and sit to decide that nothing can be done together collectively.
EXPERIENCE is the name men give to their mistakes and omissions.
ATOM BOMB is an invention
To bring an end to all Inventions
PHILOSOPHER is a fool who torments himself while he lives on,
To be spoken of when dead and gone.
DIPLOMAT is a person who tells you to go to hell in such a way
That you actually look forward to the trip without any delay.
OPPORTUNIST is a person who starts taking bath,
If he accidentally falls
Into a river even by someone’s wrath.
OPTIMIST is a person who while falling from EIFFEL TOWER,
Says in midway "See I am not injured yet but enjoying the beauty of museum Louvre.”

PESSIMIST is a person who says that in ZERO, the letter “O” coming last,
Instead of In OPPORTUNITY the letter “O” coming first.

MISER is a person who lives poor,
So that he can die RICH to be sure.
FATHER is a banker provided by nature,
CRIMINAL is a guy unless caught is no different from the other.
BOSS is someone who is early when you are late.
and late when you are early, a fact you may test.
POLITICIAN is one who shakes your hand before
election
and your confidence later by selfishness and corruption.