Ten years before
Friendship it was
Between us
And then
A break,
A distance
Passage of time
Failure was I
That cast you aside.
You realized it all along
It was Love
I
Felt that loss
Ten years later
We meet again
Past hurts are swept aside
Distance/s bridged
Past flows into the present
But
Not Love
Only
Friendship
Is it all
It is to be
Is it all to
Remain forever?
What questions do you want me to ask?
To build the future
What signposts do you want me to establish?
And why?
What is it you want me to look?
Within
About ourselves
Recount or rewind.
To listen closely
The beatings of your heart
Or the tone of your voice
Or the unsaid somethings
Silences speak again
Incoherencies blabber
Like an echo
The shadow of those ten years before
Flit again
Blurred,
Hazy
Yet they do remain.
What are you to me?
Friend
Is that what all remains
Is it all what it was ever meant to be?
But friend we were
Why do we need to establish it?
Again
I think I know now our story
So shall
Write again
Anew
With renewed vigour
Replenished with the joys of today
Picture of mango eating
Is no longer
pedestrian
But
A realization
We shall always
Share
Enjoy
Care
For each other.
Does it really matter
If
Instead of love
you call it as
Friendship.