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Meeting in Solitude
Minds meeting
words spoken
stories shared
world is hushed
but inside we are all screaming
waiting for the tomorrows
when our meetings will be filled with embraces,
with kisses,
with reading a silent stare
and we will know what they mean
not just from a frozen screen
but for a reflection of all time
We are all waiting for the tomorrows
we will no longer meet in solitude
but a meetin...
Friday 1st May 2020 5:11 pm
The Disposables
We met there in the bar
most nights
the same drink
the same table
conversing over troubles
we leaned on each other
in those long nights
This night
I sit and wait
at the same table
with the same drink
you hadn’t arrived yet
and I linger for hours
wondering
Nights like this pass
was it something I said
was there someone new
what was it keeping you
Then you arrive one night...
Monday 2nd March 2020 2:06 am
Empty and Nothing
I saw your face after 8 months of absence
Could have avoided it by taking another path
But I pressed on
Faced the challenge
Saw your smile
And I felt nothing
No joy
No pain
No love
Only the regret that I gave you more than you ever deserved
I relived the moment a hundred times
I could have said so many things
I could have taken the high road and be pleasan...
Friday 21st February 2020 1:37 am
Sweet Pleasantries
A honk and a wave,
a smile greets you
not able to place the face
but you comply
exchange greetings
then she questions your well-being
Scrolling through the latest developments
you pick an appropriate response,
‘I’m hanging in there. Happy Thanksgiving.’
She returns with the same,
then disappears into the sea of lights
She is too kind
this is not the ...
Tuesday 18th February 2020 10:54 pm
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