Requiem for Friendship

I’m not a machine, I can’t be switched off,
I’m patience personified, I can’t give up on you.
It hurt me, without a doubt, when you took off,
To fill your own void, you created mine.

I listened to your tale of romance and hate,
I gave you advice based on faith,
And you betrayed my trust, yet I don’t hate you,
For I know one reaps what one sows.

Now, I must confront you and tell you that I was hurt.
Hurt, not because of anything else, but only because I trusted you.
But now I know you have a history of betraying and being unfaithful,
Don’t you see its wrong, you have lost good friends all along.

I must be the one to point it out to you, for I no longer judge you.
To me, you have become insignificant and I do not begrudge you.
You are carrying a deep karma, which you must eradicate,
For it surely will change your fate.

The past year, I gathered the wisdom,
of how to help you help yourself.
I know stooping down to your level is not the solution.
At the end of the day, it is you who must undergo the human revolution.

As for him I know, he’s a gem, but all said and done, he did lose a friend.
I hope he comes to know and acknowledges your superficial flow,
And I hope that he is protected by the light,
That light which shines so bright, with all the universe’s might.

I know you will learn a lesson, from such deep treason.
But I hope you won’t learn the hard way,
For my conviction is too strong and I will pray,

that in every endeavour of yours you shine so bright, with all the universe’s might.

Copyright © Ambalika Banerjee, 2006