To him, I'm his annoying little sibling,
Together, we can be totally unhinged.
Found each other when lost at sea,
What brought us together was COVID-19.
He knocks some sense when I fall off the wagon,
Without him, I truly don't know what would happen.
On the balcony, we sit and share our stories,
Of sadness and heartbreaks, of games and glories.
Aaj kayi mahino baad,
Ki maine usse baat.
Haal chaal hai poocha,
Zyaada maine na socha.
Yaad aa rahi thi toh bhej diya ek text,
Didn't think much about what comes next.
It was our song that I listened to today,
Felt the memories making me sway.
No, it didn't make me sad,
No, it didn't make me mad,
Just happy to have crossed paths with him,
Like that beach on vacation, I can't go back to for a swim.
He'll always have a soft spot in my heart,
You'll see his references in my art.
Care for him will forever remain,
But the heart has now been trumped by the brain.
It is long due and time to move on,
But the story of us will never be gone.
She's just a 20s girl,
Living in the real world.
With her big girl 9-5 job,
Got through the day without a sob.
Went from living with her best friend,
To now being left stranded.
Restarted this city with little sense of familiarity,
She knew it was time to face reality.
Yes, she was down for a couple of days,
Oh, but she's pieced herself back in so many ways.
She's now strutting through every street,
Be it in shoes or heels on her feet.
Taking each day as it may come,
Saying yes only if it seems fun.
Plays with new boys who she kisses,
Doesn't get held back by the one she misses,
Every day leads to a new adventure,
Puts herself out there even if unsure.
I feel tingles down my spine,
A reminder like a universe's sign.
Slow and soft, pages I turn,
As I move on with no plans to return.
Here I stand, bidding goodbye,
Reminiscing everything from the moment I said "Hi".
Bonded over breaks and dinners,
Hoping for all to emerge as winners.
Friendships confined within the walls of corporate,
Some I adore and some I tolerate.
Here I stand, bidding goodbye,
Reminiscing everything from the moment I said "Hi".
Getting to know you
slowly, and little by little,
Whenever I'd read your name
like a little girl I'd giggle.
It was a fun few months
hanging out with you,
Got butterflies in my stomach
feeling sensations inexplicably new.
Realised gotta hold my horses
and keep my emotions in check,
But I'm in my experience-it era,
So I thought "What the heck".
I held your hand
and you kissed my forehead,
After a fun day
together we'd go to bed.
I liked you and you liked me,
Oh, how everyone in the room could see.
It was a fun few months
hanging out with you,
Got butterflies in my stomach
feeling sensations inexplicably new.
She turned around and walked away,
Through the storm not once did she sway.
Though alone but never lonely,
Forever did she relish her own company.
So close yet so far apart,
For the world had no place in her heart.
She became her own harness,
For she didn't want to give in to darkness.
She sailed the sea and flew in the sky,
For she didn't want to sit back and wry.
She finally knew her place,
No more would she fall on her face.
She'd twirl here, there and everywhere,
Nothing else did she give any care.
She'd do 1-2 cha-cha-cha,
Fall on her face yet laugh ha-ha-ha.
She became the queen of grace,
Nobody could catch up to her pace.
She'd shut her eyes for the music to take over,
Because the songs always helped her sober.
She'd put on her dancing shoes,
And try to let herself lose.
She then feels true happiness,
Because dance drives away the darkness.