Wednesday 2 December 2009

Friends

To my dear friends...



It seems a long time since we've met,
Whether in person, or through the net...
I have a tale which is painful to tell,
Of how I disappeared down a well.

That was the day I sailed away,
To a different world in a different realm,
There was no magic, neither were there dreams,
Only sadness, fears, and silent screams.
Behind me, I shut the portal into that dark place,
I did not want you to see me in such disgrace,
I couldn't bare the thought of you knowing,
Of the million tears from me flowing.
And thus I removed myself from your sight,
But know, I missed you on countless nights.

And there beyond the reaches of light,
In the midst of my unhappy plight,
I had not forgotten the friendship we've shared,
I treasure it still, as I've always cared...

Any hurt I've caused, I did not ever intend,
I hope it's not too late for me to amend...
The no exchange of greetings or pleasant conversation,
No smiley faces or emoticons to halt the alienation,
Tis a tragic failure on my own part,
I pray you will not take this to heart.
You who showed compassion when it was in want,
For being warm-hearted and not nonchalant,
I want to thank you for being a dear friend,
I should not want our friendship to end.

Take care always...



This is me...the slug...who hides in a shell...(sometimes anyway)





4 comments:

  1. amazingly graceful..

    just what i needed this morning..

    thank you..

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  2. Oh I can relate...me too. I keep everyone at arms length and hide away too. Then I get all sad. We're just two shells passing in the night!

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  3. Shraddha...thank you hehe.

    Rebecca...Oh you so get me. Hahaha. It's sad really...one part of me wants to be with friends, the other just prefers to bury myself in the ground...What a contradiction!

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  4. Lovely poem! Your wording is beautiful :) Hey, this makes 3 of us. I'm just like you and Rebecca! But I am working on growing out of my shell a little bit. Slowly but surely :)

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