Shared with OctPoWriMo Day 7, d’Verse Poetics and UBC Day 7.
thought you’d be there,
always around you were;
to hear my sadness then,
to give power to my pen.
in the busyness of work,
our friendship I shirked;
and when I turned today,
I knew I had lost my way.
for you were not there,
and no one else cared.
(7th Oct 2014)
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
Sadly, sadly, I’ve had some moments like that. I kept meaning to call, to visit, to write a letter… and left it too late.
A poignant reminder to focus on people rather than things.
(Marina Sofia recently posted…Life Happens Most When You Aren’t Looking)
I’ve had some too, Marina. But there’s this one that is teetering on the edge. I’ve to pull it back soon.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
oh it is sad when we’re so busy that we don’t even realize the other is no longer there… tough
(claudia recently posted…on the margins //of myself)
I feel it’s that busyness that the other person feels most sad for, Claudia. Very tough for them to take, and for us too.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
Sometimes the loss is hard to notice.. just a slip and it’s gone.
(Björn Rudberg (brudberg) recently posted…the burning of her dullness – for dVerse)
Very true, Björn. Needs just a small slip.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
hard place…neglect…often we dont realise what we are losing when we take our eyes off what is important….
(brian miller recently posted…why am i here?)
Yes. We don’t realize it till too late, Brian. That’s the sad part!
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
Ouch… making time is a must, but on the other hand, friendship doesn’t pay the bills. Who’s to blame? hmm…
(Anthony Desmond recently posted…The Significance we Miss)
No one to blame I guess, Anthony. Maybe life, for throwing us in a whirl.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
Groovy piece!
Thank you, Matt.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
Wow! *sad smile*
Thanks, Paaru.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
It’s always sad when a friendship drifts away. I had a pen friend in England for many years. Suddenly the emails stopped coming. I sent her an e-card, which she picked up but never responded to. The last time I tried to contact her personal email address, the email bounced back. At any rate, it’s depressing when this happens to a friendship. 🙁
(Wanda Psycho recently posted…OctPoWriMo 2014: Day 7)
It is. Very depressing, Wanda. Especially when the friend has been so close to us for so many years! 🙁
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
Ouch! A friendship left to die is a sad thing indeed!
(Considerer recently posted…Riconoscimenti dolci)
Very much, Lizzi. 🙁
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
Palpable sense of regret. Nice use of rhyme!
(Christine recently posted…OctPo Day 6: Silence)
Thank you, Christine. Glad you liked the rhyme!
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
So true. We take the one, who really cares about us, for granted. Sometimes it’s too late, when we understand the true value of that person.
(Priyanshi recently posted…Nature’s Bliss)
Absolutely, Priyanshi. It’s a blessed friendship that avoids that “sometimes”.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
These lines brought back some memories..
(Payal Agarwal recently posted…Silence # Day 7)
Oh. Sad that you could relate to it, Payal.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Unnoticed)
Everyone needs to make time for things that matter. We need to focus on our priorities, the people that matter, the people who care.
(Jaibala Rao recently posted…Mix Taped Me)
Absolutely, Jb. 🙂 They matter a lot, more than time can tell.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…In silence…)
Sad. Too late now.A hard lesson to learn. Difficult to find that special person again who really cares.
THe sun shines again tomorrow. Press on with wisdom this time:)
(Cressida de Nova recently posted…A Cold Night)
Hope so, Cressida. It’s difficult, but I think I have such a person. Let me try.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…In silence…)
yea.. we lose a lot sometimes.. and its sad that people who matter the most fail to understand the shift in priorities..
priorities change – that’s life. but friendship shouldn’t
(Pixie recently posted…Jalebis, gobi manchurian, TV shows and travels…)
Maybe they feel so ignored that they lose the connect. Don’t know. But you are right, Pix. Friendship shouldn’t change coz of change in priorities.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…In silence…)
WORK…WORK..WORK..WORK.. ah.. the NEMESIS of LOVE..LOVE..LOVE..LOVE…
BUT THE BALANCE GOES WITH ah.. the ah.. of missing LOVE..LOVE..LOVE….
And sometimes with loss.. comes awareness of what truly counts most…
LOVE..LOVE..LOVE..
AND YES..
LOVE..:)
I LOVE BOLD TYPE.. it makes me feel important..hehe.. and heard.. isn’t that what everyone wants..
to connect is to be heard..
and this bold ‘type’..
is definitely
required…
in metaphor
of
course..
as all caps..
gets annoying fast!
(katiemiafrederick recently posted…Blood Moon on the Asphalt)
Yes, I agree with you. Emphasis is needed on some things, to make it read/heard properly. Thanks for the lovely comment, Katie Mia Frederick.
PS: Yes, I think the spam control got annoyed with all caps O:-) it had sent your comment to spam.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…In silence…)
It happens to all of us at one time or another but that is no consolation; putting it on paper in such a way as to pay tribute to it’s passing is one constructive way to deal with it…although it doesn’t take the pain away.
No. Never takes the pain away, Kathy. But it helps to write; writing is therapeutic.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…In silence…)
Oh dear, I hope it wasn’t me 🙁
(Bhavya recently posted…Ten Things To Do)
No. Not you, Ishi. Someone else.
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…Halfway there…)
Busyness is just an excuse. If we really want to be in touch with someone…no matter how hectic schedule or difficult life is , we manage time anyhow. Atleast I do 🙂
(Sims recently posted…Counting Days…)
No. Not an excuse, Sims. It happens. You are yet to get so busy, I think. It’s a side-effect of work. I hope you never do lose the time to stay in touch though.
*_* How do you rhyme so much!?!?!?
(Dishika Iyer recently posted…Trapped in a library)
I have no idea, D 😛
(Vinay Leo R. recently posted…For you, a thousand times over…)