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For hours we often spoke Weren’t those days sweetest Nothing stopped me from reaching you Oh, my friend, my dearest. But little did I know then That time would soon turn so sour That our closeness would evaporate And distances would grow far. You slowly found less time to meet So we chatted on phone instead But in months it rang seldom too, All my texts went unread. Our dialogue stalled, gradually, Our conversation faded away No more philosophical discourses Or casual how-was-your-day. Well, I understand you got real busy And I didn’t really have a complaint So I kept trying to get in touch As old habits I couldn’t restrain. But your silence is often long, So long that it seems perpetual Helplessness overcomes me, at times, How these times seem cruel! But, so be it, says my heart today, It has quite some time been, Let me wait for my phone to ring with your name on the screen. There will be a surprise, I am hopeful, A news will one day come, I am sure, And until that moment arrives I’ll reminisce times of yore. I blame you not for the silence, Oh dear friend, And angry I am not certainly Just a little disappointed that You have little time for me.
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Jul 3, 2014
Jul 3, 2014 at 8:39 AM UTC
Ode to a Silent Friend
For hours we often spoke Weren’t those days sweetest Nothing stopped me from reaching you Oh, my friend, my dearest. But little did I know then That time would soon turn so sour That our closeness would evaporate And distances would grow far. You slowly found less time to meet So we chatted on phone instead But in months it rang seldom too, All my texts went unread. Our dialogue stalled, gradually, Our conversation faded away No more philosophical discourses Or casual how-was-your-day. Well, I understand you got real busy And I didn’t really have a complaint So I kept trying to get in touch As old habits I couldn’t restrain. But your silence is often long, So long that it seems perpetual Helplessness overcomes me, at times, How these times seem cruel! But, so be it, says my heart today, It has quite some time been, Let me wait for my phone to ring with your name on the screen. There will be a surprise, I am hopeful, A news will one day come, I am sure, And until that moment arrives I’ll reminisce times of yore. I blame you not for the silence, Oh dear friend, And angry I am not certainly Just a little disappointed that You have little time for me.
shailesh-otari
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Jul 3, 2014
Jul 3, 2014 at 8:39 AM UTC
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