At that very instant, I wished my sight was taken away from me..For a split second, i thought god played a pernicious joke on me…Anxiety and doldrum took over the reins of my usual composed self, i yelped and ran out of the restaurant, pulling poor Sherie with me.When my eyes met his.. A million thoughts ran through my befuddled mind..I stuttered, trying to explain my bizarre behavoir to my bewildered pal, then i uttered those words…She stared at me, slowly, she understood…"I’m not gonna hug you darling, i know you will break down in tears and collapse..it’s over, really it is…Half a year has passed by.. you have to get a grip on yourself..please dont do anything stupid..its not worth it..not now, not here, just remember we are here, supporting you always."Nonetheless…I metamorphosized into a zombie hours later, blurred images of alcohol,cigarettes,intoxicated pals on the dance floor whizzed past but only the sole memory of that episode remained crystal clear…
……..24 hours later, Only in the state of unconciousness, do i actually experience muted pain..Empty bottles of wine, junk food and books littered my boudoir…The thirst to pollute my body with alcohol and calorie-laden food reached beyond my threshold…Never have i bawl with such agony, i simply could not banish that sight out of my mind.
Isolated
My wretched soul tormented
Reminiscing
Your presence went missing
Cold
Agony of mind freezes my soul
Darkness immortalised my mind
Phantom of gloom i become
Seconds ticked by
Grief and hate collide
I greet death with open arms
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The alluring mask that i exhibit , the zeal and ardor that i display everyday, i am a true thespian it seems…
Many failed attempts, by those, who tried to yank the mask off..I scoff at their valiant efforts.
Few days ago, by some miracle, i encountered , hmmm, actually, a passer-by, honestly, i m at a loss for words… His existence mirrored my depression, i dig his wit but i cringe at his lacklustre thirst for happiness.. His cyncism and disdain towards life goes in sync with my philosophy of life and death..Yet, despite our uncanny similarities, all came to a naught… We engaged in splendid before bedtime conversations and we could talk till dawn about everything and anything.
She says, he says, they say… Now we are strangers…
To you:
it doesnt matter what they say…Maybe its all a charade to you, maybe its not..Remember what i always say, "things happen for a reason" Therefore…Thank you, really, for allowing me to anknowledge the fact that i am not all that eccentric and manic depressive…I still marvelled at the way we met, haha, your sarcastic gibes at my lit knowledge, your initial mistaken notion of my shallow self, i was soo peeved by your mockery of my intelligence and with that sneer of yours,we got aquainted…Describing it as a whirlwind romance seemed too overwhelmingly hasty and inappropriate…I am indeed disappointed that the tenacity of this friendship couldnt withstand those depthless, trivial words from hmm, them… I reckoned we both came to a conclusion that, we are at a juncture whereby, we chose the road of retreating back into our comfort zone, instead of coming out and baring our wounds. Whatever the rumours are, i chose to believe with my heart that your appearance was not of a conniving, deceitful nature but of a purely unintentional chance of bumping into a fellow lit lover. A kismet of jaded dreams and hopes…
This is my gift to you, that day, i mentioned to you i left the card on the table and it slipped my mind..This was what i wrote on the card…
ALONE
From childhood’s hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
Then- in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life- was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still:
From the torrent, or the fountain,
From the red cliff of the mountain,
From the sun that round me rolled
In its autumn tint of gold,
From the lightning in the sky
As it passed me flying by,
From the thunder and the storm,
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view.
Yes, its a poem by Poe…