He was going to get a magic lamp
He was happy and smiling all day
Thinking of what he would wish for
Making plans every moment
Dreaming endlessly of things and happenings
He was on a high
Laughing his heart out
And then some days passed
Still no sign of the magic lamp
He waited everyday for something to happen
But it didn’t
He started cursing the man who told him that
He was going to get a magic lamp
He went back looking for him so that he could give him
A piece of his mind
He searched high and low
But couldn’t find him
Then one day he saw something
He found that man at a distance with a lamp in his hand
He started running
Running towards him
He ran and he ran
And the joy of all good things he had dreamt of
Lifting him up
He ran and he ran
He was walking away from him
He increased his pace
He was passing his school building
His friends called him
He didn’t stop
Then he passed his college
His friends cheered him
But he didn’t thank them
The faster he ran the farther the man got
He was getting tired
The man was right ahead of him but somehow he never got to him
He couldn’t catch up
Then he came to his work place
He didn’t stop to say hello to his boss and colleagues
He ran and he ran
He saw his love waiting for him on the park bench
He waved to her
He was tempted to stop
But he kept on
And went ahead
Running still
He was very tired
He was breaking down
His legs ached
He couldn’t even move anymore
He wished for someone to help him
But there was no one
He was alone
He had left everyone behind
And now he was all alone
Nobody by his side
And the man had stopped
He turned back
And now the man was laughing at him
He felt like a fool
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