Vertigo

Vertigo

One fine morning...

When I woke up ..

I suddenly felt...

I was the centre of the Universe...

Everything around, revolved around me...

It lasted only a few seconds...

And the reality of 

The day's kitchen work dawned on me...

I walked to the kitchen...

Did some chores...

Felt a little dizzy..

And came back to bed...

As soon as my head hit the pillow..

It started again...

As if the pillow was enchanted..

Like the old throne of king Vikramaditya...

The pillow momentarily made me 

The core of the Universe ...

Again and again...

Regardless of my resistance..

I was taken to the hospital..

After examination...

The doctor proclaimed...

Some balancing problem of my inner ear...

Well, it was not much of a shock..

I was never that balanced anyway...

My friend, who had gone through it,

A few years back, advised...

"Learn to live with it...

Enjoy the fun rides..."

Well, she's as sensible as always...

And for me, it's the next best thing...

To my most cherished dream to fly...

Well, sometimes...

You'll have to settle for a little less, right?

Preetha Raj