What is wisdom
what is knowledge
what does the books lay
what did the professor said
when did the ageing start ?
to all that he learnt
To all he recited
to all that he followed
to all that he mugged
and to all those essays he wrote
those hard work
those late works
those overnights of stay
those burning of oil
laughed by others
smirked by strangers
slanged by the passers
and ridiculed even by the loved ones
knowledge didn’t matter
books read didn’t matter
grades once mattered
now no more
marks listed in eyes
shallow their perception
shallow is their idea of life
lost characters
lost soul
what mattered
limited to green stacks in whole
what’s your pay check
what’s your insurance
what’s your status
which car you drive
how many wardrobes you carry over
what luxuries lay beside
One with knowledge
if doesn’t bring cash
you will be laughed upon at last….
why such shallow thoughts mend inside
why do you bend the reality of life