Firmamentum

I looked around and not a single silhouette was there The desert was extremely quiet Just as I was about to lose hope There she was Standing as if the world was her stage She lent me a hand I stood up, my eyes still fixed on her smile It was difficult to believe that she was a human Her smile was eternal, godly And as my eyes turned around In a flash, she was gone Forever I wonder who she was I wonder why she appeared there I wonder, why me And I didn't even realize that the sand dunes were far away I was out of the desert I could see a foot trail but I don't remember walking the distance I wasn't even tired Confused, I turned again And there it was, the one thing I was searching for I walked inside this huge archway The entrance to the city The city of pure gold Or the other name that you've heard El Dorado The beautiful city, sparkling As the sunlight reflected from the surface of the statues My eyes couldn't believe what they saw And...

  “Can we talk, in private?” I asked “Yes of course ” she said To her, it was a simple conversation A simple combination of sentences that made some sense For her, it was nothing unusual It was perfectly normal Even for an outside observer, we had a conversation Which anyone would consider perfectly normal Nothing strange at all But for me, we were conversing for the very last time And I could’ve avoided it And a thought came over “Regrets or No Regrets?” I went for the latter and I thought Why not talk to her? One last time Why don’t we sit together? One last time Why don’t we hold hands? One last time Why don’t we sit there in the beautiful silence and still feel comfortable? One last time Why don’t I hug her? One last time With that thought, I ran to her and at that moment I felt Why don’t I ask her again? Why shouldn’t I try again? One last time I believe it was not me who was thinking I cannot possibly be thinking su...

I always thought that it would be a sudden realization But now I can feel it; We, can feel it It’s finally coming to an end and there are so many things in my mind You don’t just wake up one day and realize that it’s over You feel it ending slowly And you want to savor each and every moment you can have with these people These people who came into our lives as nobodies Some of us even despised each other Talking behind each other’s backs Fast forward 2 years later, we’re best friends I don’t want this to end No one does But part of the journey is end And although I hate to admit it I am going to cry on the final day I cannot think of a place other than this I can’t fore-see a future where I don’t meet you guys You mean a lot to me Each and every one of you reading this I am going to miss you All of you And I know plans do not work out very well with me But let’s meet someday? For the very last time No regrets, Only tears, of happin...