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Don't Fret, Be Happy

 Don’t Fret, Be Happy

Dinesh K Kapila
(Based on Chairing a RWA - Residents Welfare Association)
When landlord and tenant fight
The fight lands at your doorstep
You are zapped what to do
Don’t fret, be happy
When a maid jumps the wall
Elopes with the neighbours Jeeves
Except being open mouthed what can you do
Don’t fret, Be happy
Children of servants fight
Beat the shit out of each other
The employers are grumbling you are thinking
Don’t fret, be happy
Youngsters gathering near the tavern
Beering and smoking and shouting
The police are slow in responding
Don’t fret, be happy
Heavy winds and drenching rains
The damn tree has cut the wire again
You could only phone or protest
Don’t fret, be happy
Mobike stolen and no one has a clue
You are thinking what’s this now
The cops go around scratching v their heads
Don’t fret, be happy
Tertiary water comes off and on
Scorching summer days go by and plants dry out
All you hear is the pipes cracked
Don’t fret, be happy
Children playing boisterously in the park
Grandmas saying it’s so lovely to hear them play
Other Grandmas saying let there be silence
Don’t fret, be happy
Stray dogs taking out bites
Some want to chase them out
Some say humans only bring it about
Don’t fret, be happy
Youth driving fast youth driving rudely
You get to hear it
Both from the elderly and the youth
Don’t fret, Be happy
Youngsters canoodling holding hands
Some annoyed some aghast
But you are young only once
Don’t fret, be happy
Garden waste, municipal waste
Sustainability and sweeping
Cleanliness and dog shit on pavements parking and cribbing
Don’t get drowned
Try is all you can
Don’t fret, be happy
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