4. “.Friend Request.”
(…to be continued…)
There were distances made of moments,
& memories of moments long gone,
Coffee was no longer a daily habit,
Old days returning in mind, one by one
One day…
Like Anu, my friends decided for me,
They opened an Orkut account, carefree,
They added everyone I knew & more,
Some strangers knocked at the door.
Then came a friend request,
an air hostess so bright,
I wondered how she knew me,
what gave her that right?
She spoke so sweet,
with words soft & kind,
While other friends on Orkut
were left behind.
Later I learned …
she was my friend’s own sister,
So I kept the request pending,
cautious & distant,
But still she saw her there one day,
Called me up,
& harsh words came this way.
Never before had I been scolded so bad,
“Want to talk? Here’s her number,”
she angrily said.
I kept saying no, tried hard to refuse,
Somehow agreed …heart chose its muse.
said, “Not …Air hostess,
only you truly please the mind,”
& fate had other plans, cruel & unkind.
The “Kingfisher”
flight vanished out of sight,
& the coffee date never happened….
What can I say of that difficult time?
In daylight itself, I saw stars align…
like doom had arrived before night could fall,
– Nil
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