Chunni lal babu’s clock

Chunni lal babu’s old wall clock

was eating dust in an antique shop

every body was scared of it

and yet every one wanted to own it

human behaviour

how odd

Sensational news travels faster than light

it does and it did

at least regarding this clock

some said the watch was cursed

some said it was Chunnilal babu’s spirit

anyways, so the rumour was, that the clock

watches every thing the whole day

and right at midnight

instead of the usual ding-dong

sings out an important event of its choice

12 times

often putting people in the dock

why in the last house at the Raghav’s

it’s said, at 12 in the night it sang

Mr Raghav is cheating on his wife

12 times straight that too with a background music

of course Mr Raghav laughed it off

but suspicion is a worm and it eats you inside

so he ended up getting a divorce

and lost his job too

His Father in law was his boss

and the clock came back to the shop

the shopkeeper didn’t look shocked or amused

and I was the only one who found it strange

and then before that

in Little kittypong’s house

just at 12 it sang out loud 

kittypong is eating all the biscuits

and putting the blame on the poor dog

how a dog could steal a key

open an almirah 

and eat the biscuits

was puzzling

but his parents did believe that!

But after the incident

 Kittypong got punishment

and the dog licked the clock

but the clock was sent back

 cos it got the adults worried

who doesn’t have some secrets, right?

this went on and caused a lot of heart burn and anxiety

The people of the town thought

its better to burn down the clock

every one wanted the right to have an affair

with no fear of divorce or losing a job

and kids just wanted the freedom

to eat whatever and whenever

dogs were very sad and they howled in protest

but who listens to them

 and so the clock was burned down

but then the strangest thing happened

there was a dust storm

and the clock’s ashes flew with that

and went inside every one

who didn’t cover up their nose

oh what a disaster

to start saying the truth

and 12 every night 😯

last heard every one is divorced

and jobless in the town

Kids are grounded 24/7

and dogs don’t look that happy either

damn the clock

Truth- just when you don’t want it