From the heart...

You yelled at me, asked me to drop dead in a pit.
I laughed it off, knowing well that you couldn't mean it..
I saw the relief huge on your face 'coz i had stayed.
I hugged you and told you I'd never leave, come what may..

Because we were there for each other through thick and thin,
Our friendship would be without meaning if trivial differences had to win.
You have carved yourelf a place in my heart, my friend...
A mark you have etched, that is never to fade or bend.
You have lit a lamp of hope and life..
I bask in its warmth, knowing of nothing I'm deprived..

But its time to go.
And I cannot expect you to follow.
Fate hasn't the same things in store for us.
I will leave, happy to have had a friend I'm gonna miss...

You have your responsibilities and i have mine,
But let our friendship never cease to shine.
However large the distances may be, I'll never shiver,
'Coz you'll live on in my memory forever....

-NAMRATA