SITTING BESIDE THEM As I surveyed the area sitting like a prince on the helicopter seat; sipping with great relish; from a canister replete with chilled champagne, The scenes that struck my vision were profoundly appalling; and a silent sob escaped my breath; making me nostalgic about my blissful past. When I trespassed the streets in the swanky Mercedes; a cavalcade of cars following me in stringent unison, I felt a cold shiver creep down my spine; disseminated a few bundles of scented currency chivalrously amongst the afflicted. When I philandered through the village; royally seated on a horse; incessantly pulling its reins; instigating it to gallop faster, I felt nimbly moved by the situation that confronted me; made an appeasing speech to the masses to keep their calm. While I transgressed through the hutments; masticating sumptuous delicacies; in the stupendously air-conditioned compartment of my train, I could hear stifled wails kissing my ears; and I immediately instructed my colleagues to investigate more scrupulously into the matter; act philanthropically with the tyrannized people. As I sighted the land; soaring high in my luxurious gas balloon; with a silken ensemble of clouds caressing me voluptuously; every unleashing second, I saw a tiny conglomerate of people scampering in terror on the lanes; felt a bit petrified at the sight of disaster; which in turn fomented me to drop multiple packets of food; to sanctimoniously assist those circumvented by bizarre anguish. When I glimpsed the houses through my field glasses; nibbling at robust chunks of apple; sitting on the deck of the majestic ship, I saw hazy shadows of blood and panic; and incoherently babbled a message through the loud speaker; appealing to the belligerent individuals to relinquish their swords. As I peeked at the distraught scenario; eavesdropping on the brutal proceedings from the balcony of my grandiloquent bungalow, I ordered my guards to tighten security; instructed them to transport ladies and helpless infants to corridors of safety. When I was apprised of the gruesome situation; after viewing it explicitly on the monstrous monitor of the planetarium, I dictated a nation wide alert; instantaneously dispatching battalions of army
and relief supply to cater to those rendered homeless. While it was only sitting beside them; that I realized their veritable grief; the devastation they had suffered after the killer earthquake, And what had taken me infinite expeditions to imbibe; now became as clear to me as the back of my palm; as I embraced them wholeheartedly; felt their moist tears dribble down my cheek; candidly yet emphatically portraying the aftermath of disaster.