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Scowling faces behind tinted car windows Staring at the signal lamps and Smiling faces under the scorching sun I meet god and love on dashboards and window panes Driven around by devil in human suits God knows what the world is coming to

The inhabitants of Egoland always lived in fear. They dreaded the pinpricks of reality that will deflate their ego filled heads. So they started taking extra care of their ego filled heads. They started wearing masks which were reality proof. Still wearers were wary of the deflateability of their egos. So they refused to step down from their ivory towers to avoid the risk of deflation. Soon they bloated up due to inactivity and filled their homes. They became trapped within their own mental frames. Now they long for that pinprick that will release them from their sad existence.   

He spotted her. He wanted her. It's been a long time since he did it.  She spotted him. She hated him. It's been a long time since she saw such lecherous men.

The train crawled to a stop.  Just like my life, thought he. Everything seems to be coming to a standstill. Maybe it's my soul that pulled the chain. It never reads the warning signs.  A slap woke him up. His eyes focused on a policeman.  Why did you pull the chain, he barked. 

Nothing can be done about it, remarked the guy. No one asked you to do anything about it, he thought. They were looking at the new reforms pasted on the noticeboard. They nodded at each other and went separate ways.   

He looked for his fear, everywhere. He couldn't find it, eight legs and all. Maybe he is waiting to startle me. Maybe he is plotting to kill me. Maybe he has become so big that he has moved somewhere else. Maybe he has gone to bring more like him to torment me. His fears grew by the minute. He started to panic. He longed to see his fear. He realized, facing fear was better than fearing it.