Background: Whether you call them broker, middle-man or agent, nothing much canhappen without their presence in the real estate industry. They help us in finding ourdream house and without them, it is impossible to easily find something in a big city(especially in India). But, in the process of finding our dream house, we also have to bear some strange situations that comes along with it.

In India, bachelors face much more problem because of social prejudice against them and special criterion set by the owners. Nevertheless, this poem does not mean to dishonor anyone. It is just an attempt to bring out those situation in slightlycomic way.

If you have ever searched a house for renting/buying purposes,then you may relate yourself easier to this poem. This poem can especially written for Indian situations, so certain context may not be easily understood by readers, living outside the India.

Note: This poem is written in Hindi and in English. Subtitles and situational awareness has been provided, wherever seemed necessary.

Title: Party Broker

When you reach on time, everyone is late When you reach late, everyone is shouting at you (There is no shortage of stupid people in life), embrace it (You need only one stupid person), it may have a hearty laugh

Ignorance is really a bliss, if you can practice itRenting a house easily is a myth, if you can dis-prove it Moments of this pain-staking process cannot be ignore practicallyBut, ignoring the importance of broker will not go disproportionately

#Situation: A Youngster is deeply frustrated from a broker and house search, he is virtually talking to a broker(real estate agent)

party broker (Are you a party or broker) Italian Job Charlie Crocker (or the charlie crocker of the Italian Job) , Fire Cracker (You don't look like firecracker of Diwali) , building broker (Oh! I see, You are the broker of this building)

#Youngsters especially face huge problems and brokers use different tricks to get them house, in return they ask for lot of money

(Fake marriage or the show-off of the wedding ring) (Looking at size of party, feel your pockets deep) , (Sometimes you scare us on the name of vegetarian and non-vegetarian) parade (Sometimes you make us to roam around unnecessarily)

Youngsters (Youngsters are your special enemies)Family , corner (If we are not married, you send us into one remove corner ) Inflation high low exchange rate (Whether it is a high inflation or even low currency exchange rate) heavy (You keep the bar of commission heavy always onyour side)

#Commission world: Just like the Mafia World Commission (You are veteran in the world of commissions) (either it is the festival of holi or diwali) , currency (Your pockets are filled with currency daily)50% discount season no bargain policy (Even during the 50% discount season, you exercise no bargain policy)

, (Everyone is your beneficiary, from owner to tenant) Furniture (You snatch away money so easily on the name of putting furniture)

contract eye witness (But still becomes eye witness in many of these house leasing contracts) real estate industry (I accept!! You are the god of real estate industry)

#Changing face: Initially brokers chase you but once they have sold/rented the house, you chase them for different problems surfaced in your newly bought/rented house

, (You are with us, until you like to be) , (On changing situation, you also change) E-commerce customer is king (but, in e-commerce and customer is king time) return policy ? (What do you think about the return policy?)

standards (You have set your own standards) , bitterness (Just like we experience bitterness after drinking the burnt milk) Layer by layer (layer by layer your hidden secrets gets unveiled) (In some house there is no electricity and in house , people are complaining about the water)

#Politeness: What can a common man do? a common man (But what a common man can do?) dream (He is blinded by the luxuries of life) , Flat/ (Think of only finding a good flat/house) , approval government offices (but he run around the government offices to get approvals because of you)

#Need for brokers: We do need them, else things will never be good. Especially in Bengaluru, traffic jam is becoming a problem. So, companies need to allow work from home. century (There is no alternative of you even in 21st century)

Facebook community (No matter, how many community person can formon the Facebook) (Many relationships are formed because of you) (Many dreams are shaped by you)

In Bengaluru,Companies need to give work from homeHome sweet home without a broker is a dilemmaArranging advance on time became fastest finger gameOnly Ussain Bolt can win changing houses race every time

#In the end ,happens for a reason. (Whatever happens, happens for a reason)There is a take away, if you can figure out Wishing every house hunters a good luckCan be the most thoughtful way to get away from here

Special thanks to:Entire team of the Bollywood Movie 'Khosla Ka Ghosla'

&Miss Suguna Dewan (https://twitter.com/SugunaDew) (Many of her wonderfully crafted tweets became part of one line/paragraph in this poem)

Recitation detailsEvent: Let Poetry Be Monthly MeetupVenue: Atta Galtta, BengaluruDate: 20.08.2016Event theme: Free reading: Any theme is acceptable

Recitation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWWfZ1AsVr8

https://twitter.com/SugunaDewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWWfZ1AsVr8

Disclaimer: This poem was written purely to entertain people and explain difficulties of life in an easier manner. This artistic work, in no way, intends to harm or dishonor the work of real estate industry and their workers.

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