4. “.Friend Request.”

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
one 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