Friendships were once forged,
wound tightly by coils -
of times spent, and laughs shared,
of memories, and tears shed,
of fights, and near misses,
of crazes, and frustrations,
of many firsts, and many lasts.
I assumed
the coils would last the lifetime,
without any wear & tear..
Nothing could obviously,
unwound those easily!
How wrong was I,
I forgot about "Time":
Even the best machines,
need to be oiled-
once in a while.
Still the reminiscences
warm me to the core!
Reminds me of times,
when I was too stupid, too shy,
or too unwantedly courageous!
I still smile, when I recall
old conversations, old arguments,
the nights spent, contemplating the future-
Future as we could then imagine :D
The plans we made,
the "we are better than all" vibes!
I thank my stars for the moments we then shared,
with the ones near me,
with the ones who drifted away,
and with the ones who seem to have drifted away.
There's no malice-
oh for sure!!
It's just the rust of time,
eating away my iron-clad bonds...
No matter how tightly or loosely
you hold the sand
it will always slip away they say...
Sometimes it troubles me from within,
knowing that someday,
the iron will yield to the rust
and the things my heart was holding on to
might break into pieces...
God forbid that day ever comes!
But even if it does,
I have heard that broken pieces
joined together by gold-hearted people,
look prettier than the wholesome ones!!
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(Not kidding. The Japenese even have a word for the process- "Kintsugi" Look it up!!)
