RAMONES, REMEMBER THIS?

As I walk down that road for the last time
That avenue leading to my home
I'm left suddenly, alone, adrift
Robbed of every last thing I could call mine.

I gaze one last gaze down that tree-lined way
The evening sun sets the roofs ablaze.
I turn toward Metro- Where do I go?
My heart is breaking but I cannot stay.

How can I get on that bus? The '84' I took all these years.
I know there were days when I longed to get on,
Now it takes me away from the life that I love
Please,please let me stay! I choke back the tears.

Uncle Smoke, Zhunka Bhakar, the Bus Stop, Mid Chapra, Rang Bhavan-
They sheltered me through the toughest times.
The most welcoming places in all the world.
My happiest words- "Rajesh, Ek cutting aan."

The evnings at gateway, coffees at Strand
Sunlight, S2, Gokul, Causeway.
A crazy night on the college roof,
Bomb blasts, floods, with me the whole time was the gang.

To Ramona, Abby, Naini, Insi, Aru,
(for the short time she loafed here!)
Kevin, Rahul, Andrea;
That I might lose you all is my haunting fear.

My home for three months every year- The Hall,
Closed to me forever now.
The "Homeless Section" every break
How do I leave? Please tell me how!

I know they say that life goes on
But it's not a life I want to know
The best five years I could have asked to live.
I savoured every second, but now they're gone.