A Family Today Poem by Raghurama Raju

My wife settles down on a couch
Checking WhatsApp messages on her mobile!
I'm busy on a sofa in the hall
Chatting with my friends on Facebook!
My grown-up son finds his way into another room
With long wires hanging down his ears!


We, the three, for many years
Live under the same roof as a family!
Since we don't ownthree separate houses
Nor it's wise to engage three cooks!
Now, I learn, it's not just relations
But economic calculations
That keep people together!