A year Away … Since the trestle gave way
Posted September 16, 2009 – 3:10 pm in: My writingsExactly a year ago on September 15,2008, the Lehman Brothers saw the worst turn of events in a single day. The CEO, Dick Fuld insisted that it was brought down by illegal rumours and naked short selling. The SEC has yet to announce the results of any investigation. A lot is still being written, a few facts and a lot of fiction about what went wrong and who is responsible.
But a year after the disaster, what are it’s repurcussions ? Everyone eventually finds his own way to a new beginning.
Even I did. Infact, the last year has been one of the most eventful years in my life - From being a Lehman Brother’s employee to Nomura’s and to becoming a student pursuing Management Studies.
The only concern is whether or not we have become more mature in making decisions after experiencing such events.
Here is a writing through which I’ve tried to capture the essence.
A year away
Since the trestle gave way
A trestle built for carrying
Dollars and gold
Riches and fame
for the worldly minded
It promised to take you
To Monte Carlo and Bellagio
And promised to make you
A prodigal millionaire
A trestle so mighty
like the Titanic
that it was titled
A ship that just cannot sink
Until the traffic gained
Unprecedented speed and carriers
And to support it,
The trestle grew multilevel
Until they started putting
Their gold, their money
Their wives, And other’s lives
To milk the old trestle
Until they looked to get
teleported instead of transported
from Wall Street to The God Street
in the old trestle
As it is said,
All good things must come to an end
A ship just could just could not sink
It went all deep under, in just a blink
And with it their gold, and other’s gold
Their lives, and other’s lives
It is also said,
Every end has a new beginning
A year away
Since the trestle gave way
They hope to have realized
What the trestle was built for
That they finally make their way
Towards happiness and joy.
4 Comments
Great Article! Keep writing..
nice one!!! comparison of Lehman to The TITANIC is very apt.. both ended up sinking many lives
Ravi.U must have spent quite lot of time in making the poem. Frankly most of the words went overboard. Fall of Lehman was the result of bad actions on the part of CFO.It was a blessing for several employees. It compelled many to pursue their academics. will try to catch up with your thoughts.
There was a big role played by the traders, and all of the top management in whatever happened.
Blessing in disguise … maybe … but just a minor outcome.
My idea was to put things in the broader perspective… So, I felt that the best way to portray the idea is through a metaphor.