Years ago
When we were friends
It seemed as though
We’d be friends always
Those days
You were so lonely
It seemed as though
I filled your emptiness
Then one day
I moved oceans away
It seemed as though
It had all been a dream
Soon enough
You found wealth, love
It seemed as though
You’d scaled the summit
On the days when
I needed to be needed
It seemed as though
You no longer needed me
Slowly, surely
We lost all contact
It seemed as though
We lived in different worlds
One morning
You were back in my life
It seemed as though
Our friendship would live again
No – it was lost
Floated away like a helium balloon
It seemed as though
It was meant never to be found
Look at you now
The one who has it all
It seems as though
You’re still lonely somehow
Here we are
Both of us yearning
It seems as though
This ache is all we share
The pain expressed well.
and she found wealth. 😀
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Thank you!
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This is so raw, yet an accurate representation of a friendship that drifts away or breaks apart. This is beautifully written and expressed evocatively to the pain one endures when it happens and ends abruptly. Very moving, heartfelt and emotional.
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Thank you so much for your encouragement! You are spot on – the feelings expressed here are very personal, and I have struggled with the decision to make them public. But I felt one day I had to. 🙂
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OMG!! Expressed so well, Holmes. In some form or other we all have stories like this
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Thank you so much Sridhar! And yes I know. 🙂
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While the details can vary, this poem will strike a nerve with so many people! It did, with me! Very insightful!
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Thank you Aseem – I am learning that when you express your feelings honestly they will strike a chord.
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When I needed to be needed …..Ahaha what a superb ‘coding’ of situation…..Liked your poem very much.
B Y Joshi
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Oh truely a nice poem !
” When I needed to be needed….. ” a piece of beautiful coding…..And feelings are wired well.
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Nice I liked the way the feelings are covered.
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Very nice.
The wording ” when I needed to be
needed …” is a piece of superb coding
and feelings are ‘wired’ very well.
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Thank you Balwant!
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Very nice
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So ironic ..
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