Lost

Dedication to a friend who relocated to another country

The sun has risen
I am Standing at a familiar place,
Then my heart skips a beat,
He is standing 10 feet ahead of me
His side bag cluelessly hanging from his neck to the knee
Exactly like you did
Benting a bit just like you and,
And when he walks he is forward just like you.
For a moment my world freezes
I reminisce on past times,
The Friendship,
Craziness,
Music,
And at our worst, flirting and alcohol.
Just how did you escape that special place?
Even now Deep below the contours of my heart
that special place is reserved for you.

I snap back to reality.
It Dawns on me that he is just a stranger gone like the wind just as you did.
Home doesnt feel like it anymore.
But i guess you are happier in that foreign land
Foreign a better place for you to be
you had to escape the harsh realities of life
Or was i part of the escape plan too?
Maybe if i had foresaw what you had told me before
Maybe if i hadnt gotten too wild to be involved in an affair that would later haunt me
Just maybe, i wouldnt have lost you to the vultures.
You probably have new friends now
Even forgot my existence.
Maybe or maybe not we will meet again
In this life or the next
My fingers remain crossed.
Waiting for that one sweet day when we meet again, Inai!


Dedication to Ini 'Mk Slimdogg' Makuwaza
[Remember, a friend out there still awaits]

Reviews

[Christina Hill]

This poem really spoke to me. Mentally I went from beginning to ending point with one of my own experiences with a friend that left my world. I think this poem went right into my heart. I love this piece of work !