Page 30 - Musings 2022

Remembrance of an old friend

Amey Gupta
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I remember the tiny steps I took
Holding your finger, trying to walk
You read me from my face like a book
Understood me even before I could talk

I remember you were my first friend
Put me before yourself everywhere
I wonder why it had to end
Why did you not put me before yourself here

I remember being afraid of the dark
You kept awake until I slept
The dark does not scare me any more
But you left me with promises I made you, unkept

I remember the tantrums I threw
Now I wish I could eat more of what you cooked
The clothes shrinking as I grew
Always the same answer, when I asked you how I looked
From chocolate milk to a pint of brew
You saw me through my ups and downs
You left too early, a lot was due
You’re the one who taught me after every fall there is a bigger bounce

I remember how you fought against the world
There was nobody who could lay a scratch on me
You carried me on your back through the war
In your shadows I could see Rani Laxmi
Even Krishna gifted himself with two of your kind
But I won’t live forever, My life will also come to an end
In death, I seek a tunnel to find
At the other end waiting, an old friend.

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