Recital

A sincere storyteller now recites,
The tale of two friends, and magnificent lies,
They were like twins, till one betrayed,
And then, evanesced the other, like snow in May.

Oh, but cold is not the heart, m’dear,
It still understands,
Clever it is, it now adheres,
The narcissism is gone, the confidence quivers.

But you know it’s been some time,
More than three months now,
And this one feels a fear,
But, unfeeling, is the other?

Spontaneous is the reaction,
Why isn’t it the same with you?
Saddened is this one,
Why don’t you feel it too?

Like a glimmer, but nothing sparked,
Like a flare, which was extinguished,
Like a friendship, tenuous, slipping away,
Like the end of another day.

Like serpent killed, in its egg,
Like we never reached the last leg,
Like melody that never found voice,
Like someone quit, by choice.

The fault was with this one, but who should decide?
The apt punishment, and cut a gap so wide?
When did it arise,
The barrier, This deep divide?

You know, the hurt doesn’t subside,
Because so much happiness, you did provide,
And today, I cannot hide,
The remorse I feel, cannot untie.

9:51 pm, 31st January, 2010.