Yes sir
No sir
Understood sir
Noted sir
Of course sir
Subordination feels different
when your seniors
try to sync you with them
Like a dance
perfectly choreographed
Like a room
where everyone has memorised
the same script
No matter what the leader does
just follow the tail
Let doubt sail away
Let your feelings go pale
The mind is caged
yet you expect ideas
to walk out on bail
No
I am breaking this rule
I am not saying
Yes sir
Yes maam
Understood
Noted
No matter where you are
No matter the situation
No matter the urgency
Why follow the rank
Who created this ladder
Why doesnt everyone
deserve equal respect
Why must one
toil like a donkey
while another glides
like a paper aeroplane
I told my friend
Lets do the maths
Lets build something
of our own
Lets make it happen
The booze wore off
another day
And
Yes sir
Understood sir
Noted maam
The words echoed again
inside the confined space
of a building
too tall
to hear the people below
walking through the city
rushing to catch a train
rushing to catch time
His hair slowly turning grey
living
from paycheck
to paycheck
still dreaming
of everything
he could possibly become
if every sentence
didnt have to begin with
Yes sir
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