She, and I* …



I met her in another time,


the bus-stop sheltering us from the slicing hail,


I smiled, she did too,


as the wind screeched a shrilly wail.




Our bus splashed us with mud and we laughed,


we were never ones for fashion,


the books we carried were our escape,


the books were our world, our warmly hugged passion.




I asked her if we could sit together and she said yes,


we were two awkward souls,


both uncomfortable in our very own dark holes.




Our friendship blossomed in that unforgettable spring,


that humid year of lashing rain,


we talked and we laughed, we cried and we screamed,


we hollered at the world, wildly bellowing out our shared pain.




We were never a couple, we did not hold hands, we did not kiss,


we talked of escape from this place of emptiness so bleak,


and at times we just shared the silence,


no words needed to speak.




She was my anchor, and she said I was her balm, we shared a love of a different hue, as we danced in the monsoon rain,


our tears mingling with our gnawing pain.




We laughed as we shared the stories of our lives,


we sat quietly when we knew we had to leave,


we knew the knife of our present sliced souls, and like butter, into hearts did cleave.




We stood in the open expanse,


we cried, wishing each other good luck,


that one day so many moons ago,


and still,

now,


at this moment,


my tears flow …



          __________________



* – inspired by the Keane song “Sovereign Light Café“


https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bH13eUiDhmo




Sovereign Light Cafe, Bexhill-on-Sea