OUR JOURNEY

We were cycling on a one way road
To a destiny shared but unknown;
Unaware of what the future did bode,
Sure that you and I were not alone

When we cycled hand in hand,
Keeping rhythm in a blissful daze,
Journeying together to a faraway land;
I can now only reminisce those happy days

When we cycled down that beaten lane,
What was it that was our first wedge
On that muddy path, strewn with grain?
Was it a rock, a pebble or a big, wide hedge?

Now I remember not well that wall
That came between you and me
And separated us, standing tall;
But I let go; fate made me unsteady be!

I meant to leave your hand just for a minute,
Steady myself and grasp it again securely;
I was clueless about what that minute had in store in it
And I ended up letting go longer than just briefly

But that minute cost us more than was worth;
The road diverged into two parallel lanes;
You went left and I, right, on the same earth,
Our journey splitting into two different planes

I was puzzled and lost in confusion
But I quelled my fears as I still had you in sight;
You assured me we would meet at the next intersection
And so I cycled alone on my side through day and night

We were talking and laughing and still together
Despite not being on the same road no more,
I peddled on, waiting till you could come hither
And wash my loneliness ashore

I watched you go whistling ahead,
Slowly but surely you soon gained pace;
It was gradual, but apart we drifted,
And soon enough, I could no longer see your face

You checked in on me from time to time
To see if I was still following behind,
I tried, I did, to match our pace and align
But my strength and stamina were not so kind

You decided to ride on a-front
And wait for me where the crossroads met,
But thought you not I would feel a-shunt,
Riding alone amidst the thicket

I started seeing the world around me -
Something I had never done alone before;
I knew you too would take in all you could see,
A single pair of eyes we had no more

You found yourself many a new enigma
And forgot about me for lengths at time;
I saw your back, losing faith in old dogma;
What exactly was this new pantomime?

At a distance, at the intersection,
Kept your promise and wait you did for me
But a road travelled far alone, brings conflictions
And I was in the middle; in two worlds I could see

When the time came to cross paths again,
I was struck by an unforeseen dilemma
Partly caused by you; I was going insane
And rashly chose the status quo; a new persona

I know you felt betrayed;
I know you felt like something had changed;
But had I known then, I would not have strayed,
Believe me, I would have stayed

I was convinced that distance changes naught
- I still had you in plain sight;
I could not hold hands, but I was not distraught
- I believed with conviction, it was not an eternal plight

But our paths grew further and further apart,
I could no longer see you or hear your voice,
Yet I knew from the bottom of my heart,
I would only choose you if I had a choice

Time however, waits not for anybody;
I tried my hardest to keep in touch,
But you grew more involved with everybody;
It was only me you did not speak to much

I know you too feel something amiss
Or you would have let go long ago;
I also know, nothing can change this,
Or that to you alone, I can never say 'no'

It matters not what changed between us;
I know you love me and I love you
So I will wait for the next intersection with trust
That lost be found and my wishes come true…

A/N: I met somebody yesterday at a college cultural fest; this person was my best friend in school... We were so damn close that I could literally read his mind; I just knew him inside out... But then we both passed out of school and he expected that I would go to the same college as him but I didn't. I had a lot of reasons for making that decision and I thought he'd understand... but I suppose I was partly at fault too. Anyway, we drifted apart and now we hardly talk. But I still miss him and love him all the same.
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