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Ashwin Kumar Jan 2023
The most beautiful relationship of all
Is not romance
It is friendship
Because there are no rules
No layers or complexities
Just shared understanding
Which is unconditional in nature
When I think about friendship
I think particularly about you
Whom I've known for ten years
Mind you, I've known quite a few friends
For a longer period of time
However, none of them are as special
As you are, to me
Very humble and unassuming
And yet having an enthusiasm
That is hard to match
When it comes to your favourite topics
Such as gaming, movies, animes and Hindu mythology
You have an easygoing and amicable nature
That would appeal to most people
Which is why I'm surprised
That you don't have a lot of friends
But then, it is better to have a few friends
Who mean the world to you
And would do anything for you
Rather than a large group of friends
Who are only there to share your joys
And are unable to support you
When you need it the most
I follow this principle to the tee
In fact, we both are in the same boat
You have always stood by me
In my hour of need
In fact, you are more of a family member
Than a friend
And I am really glad
That your family sees me the same way as well
In fact, your mother was a very close friend
Of my late maternal grandmother
And it is no coincidence
That Patti came in your dream
Just before she left for her heavenly abode
Our friendship is indeed a beautiful relationship
One that will last
As long as we ourselves do
Just be the way you are
And have a little bit more faith in yourself
Most importantly, thank you for coming into my life
And staying with me
Through good and bad times
Because that's what friendship is all about
Poem dedicated to Rahul, a close friend of mine; who used to be my neighbour in Chennai earlier.
Tysheanna May 2016
I'm so tired of having to choose
Where I'll be and what I'm gonna do
Where do I go?
Cause
Every direction i go seems to be against the flow
And who will I be?
What does it even mean to just be me?
Every night I lie awake
My thoughts come rolling in
Love is won, love is lost
And loves that might have been I see the ghost of long lost hope
And shattered broken dreams I know it's time to carry on
But It's harder than it seems
But I gotta let it go, all the pain and strife and
I gotta let it go, and move on with my life but
I wanna know but I don't know
Which way I'm gonna go
Where will I go?
Which way will I go?
At times I can't tell what's up or down
My head spinning' all the time
Every time that I turn around,
There's another useless sign
I wanna know but I don't know
Lost in confusion
I feel like I'm losing it all
Where do I go from here?
With all this confusion,
Now who's gonna break my fall?
There's no one left to call
As times gone by,
I can't deny
They've left their mark on me
Nothing is clear anymore
Did I let you down?
Sorry my good intentions never seem to come around
But
I gotta let it go, it's time to let it be
I gotta let it go, and then I can be free if not its going to hold me back from things i never thought i could do
I
Don't understand the master plan
That only God can see
I need to know, I wanna go
And lock it all inside
I wonder why and I say goodbye
And gather up my pride
And I have to believe
That there's an answer that I can't  see right now
I know I have the will to carry on
Life's is what make me strong
I've learned too much to turn my head away now and i got more to learn
I just so tired of having' to choose
What i want to do or what others want me to be
I gotta let it go, all the pain and strife
I gotta let it go, and move on with my life
So now I'm just gonna start over
piece by piece  I'll build my life again
And I'll begin
To learn from all of my mistakes
Then let them fly away to help some one else
Now its time to let it go
I got to let it go,
We got to let it go for good but before i go, God please
Tell me, where to go?
Tate Morgan Jun 2014
He falters now where once trod firm
I helped him whenever I could
Here was he, whose favor I'd sought
frail body where the man once stood

My spirit soared and loves him still
he had heard my heart’s lonesome cries
When I was the child of few years
while he a man grown old and wise

His was the soul I based mine on
the kind spirit who loved me most
Strength of purpose flowed from his mind
now stands this vision like a ghost

I bear witness as time runs out
where once I advanced in his sight
Both by favor and through merit
his eyes beheld my future bright

In time may we all find our place
helping others achieve their dream
While I could only hope to be
held by someone in such esteem

He's lost none of his true spirit
that still holds to my heart so dear
I will follow where this heart leads
every day of every year


Tate

The original with music and video of Georges wedding from 1957 in  8mm is here
http://www.writerscafe.org/writing/aristate/644192
Some of us have had the pleasure of meeting a gold soul.And thankfully never forgot it .
I wrote this for my friend George whose heart led my soul through life when I needed him most. Would that I could grant him a few of my own years.
George suffered a stroke 10/25/12 and all was touch and go. Though he has recovered I feel the hand of time on my shoulder. Reminding me that life is precious! What is the value of a man? To me George is the greatest man I ever knew. It has become quite evident that I will have to face this pending loss. I hope I can do this with the dignity befitting this great man. From this once wandered man to be I would just say. "No one was ever more loved than he is by me."
"Thank you George."

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