Dissociation

life's been changing
real fast
not mine..
but the expectation of its path has been radically modified
by events extraneous to myself :
Credit markets
Squeezes
Equity markets
bailouts
governments
... they've all been participants in the change

But it still doesn't hit me..
and I don't think it will..
it will take a while.. if the feeling will ever sink in

I would bet against it..
for dissociation from the world been an easy attribute.

but I'm no different from the myriad who walk around..
claiming the credit crunch is affecting them.

Its tricky and partly ironic to know what came first - the crunch or the reaction to it.

It probably helps sell more..
cheaper.. but only for a while

I walked past a shoe-shop in the semi-rustic suburban-environ of Poplar displaying old stock at 'credit crunch prices'

Oxford street - pseudo-Mecca of wearable fashion fell a notch as a fair no. of shops were able to service those on unemployment benefits.

Its unique how the the crisis has turned into a cradle for advertising. The mere fear of the crunch itself may result in people buying to save for a rainy day, thus increasing demand, pushing prices higher and reversing the expectations for the crisis.

yet, we should be more frugal,
Our pockets will be pinched to save.
We shall withdraw lesser cash from ATMs and see it last longer.

The excuse of the credit crunch will be thrown for more frugality in celebration.

Dissociation from the present is difficult, even as we chase tomorrow and run from the past, tho the reverse would seem more pleasant at the current hour.

yet......
dissociate.



Cause it too shall pass.