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Jul 2013
His wisdom tooth started to rot,
he didn't listen to its complaints at first,
dismissed the implications,
without much thought,
wasn't it denial?

When removal was inevitable,
the matter came out in a facebook post,
as if it was yet another case for
immediate social action.
Getting a line written in today's wall
wasn't bad, he felt a secret elation.
Why debate  good and  bad, if  there is a strong
chance to change perspectives after the  posting?
The rotten tooth thus asserted itself!

It felt good for the first time,
to know others focus on even your wisdom tooth,
soon, the feeling was replaced with,
regret, for feeling good, Ouch!

it didn't stop there, either,
a feeling of confusion fallowed,
a sense of ebullient nonsense prevailed,
what else could it be called?
How to escape to the normal?
the thought came after a while,
and yes, tell me the wise,what is a normal state?
In the age of  facebook, our private lives increasingly come under public gaze(yes, in spite of restrictions one can impose)and what's more we start to enjoy this!
K Balachandran
Written by
K Balachandran  Kerala, India
(Kerala, India)   
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