Deepsee thoughts

IN 1995, it turned out that the Stockbroking company V S Krishnaswamy & Co  had an outstanding of ₹ 45 lakh of unsecured OD with Bank of Baroda. My father its sole proprietor’s last breath dramatically turned into the bank manager’s heartfelt sighs.

BOB Manager’s lament

Your breath has stilled

As you drew in deep

Gaggingly

The last draught of breath

A wisp

Of my career’s end

Got caught with it

Enmeshed

Oh Sundar, Sundar

You so trustingly I so trustingly

A several lakh deal made

Unmade now

Unmasked I

Unretired I’m Undone

Oh Sundar, Sundar

You’re gone

Gone, gone gone

Everything’s gone, gone, gone!

We all paused in our despair to look at this small unremarkable man whose face was transformed into something straight out of a Shakespearian tragedy.