Three Cups of Coffee, for Yours Truly

I sit back

Today I am on the other side

Today, I am the audience,

a frame separates me from me,

I am not a beggar, nor a lover, nor a prop on the stage

I am not the light, the playwright, the dramatic delight

I am what today what they call I am- a person

But, I am a Seagull, no, no,

I am an actor

I live in two worlds and yet I live in none

I live on stage, I sleep in my bed, but I dream of one

One reality I have forsaken

Who am I?

A shadow, a caricature of a man, a joker

A king, a jealous enemy, an old woman

Behind the curtains, is not always on the stage

I am somebody in this audience today

Quite, observant, tasteful

I am; therefore, I am not

the idea you have of me

Sit back, enjoy

I will ask the servants to bring

three cups of coffee for yours truly

Vidhi Gupta

B.A. Programme

Batch of 2024