Fastest Rat of My Race

On retirement I will tell my grandsons

That I was the fastest rat of my race

I used to follow my boss’s order at once

No reduction at any cost in my pace

Worked as office boy (Xerox) in my initial days

Said YES to every work with no disgrace

Kept mum and said nothing against tiny raise

I was the fastest rat of my race

Be it site work, office work or documentation

Getting perfect in every work was sole intention

Worked 14 hours a day and sacrificed Sundays

I was the fastest rat of my race

Had a sexy girlfriend with a beautiful face

But she left me as I had no time for embrace

Settled with your grand mom because of increasing age

I was the fastest rat of my race

Unachievable targets & deadlines, I had to chase

It became very difficult to come out of the maze

Career path got blurred & impossible to trace

I was the fastest rat of my race

Dejections were always there in life’s every phase

Life could have been different if I had quit the race

But that SULEMANI was always there in my base

I was the fastest rat of my race

In the end I will tell them to stay healthy & safe

Don’t mess up your life & stay away from rat race

Create your own fast track & be happy always

Don’t repeat this poem to your upcoming race