stages of friendship day

STAGE I

oh muma 

friendship day is coming

we need to get bands for my friends

i quickly get ready overjoyed to visit the market

and buy this year's new collection for my best mates

on my way i count the total number of bands that i need for my dearests

and i always keep some extras now because of previous experiences

for those whom i didn't expect would be sharing their bond with me 

and overwhelmed by their gestures

i pulled one out from my pack

tied it on their wrists pledging new friendships

now as we step into the shop

my eyes meet all latest colourful bracelets with stars and moons and shiny beads placed onto them

some special designs on friendship and quotes

i select my favourites two, four, six and more

and muma standing by my side is crying over the money i will make her pay

for these non-living bands that express the greatest example of friendship

next day we all meet in school running towards each other

our faces lit with happiness and love

we fill each other's wrists with threads of colours and promises 

and flaunt the number of bands we received

like winning oscars, nobel or grammys

when we get home and we take them all off and keep it in a box safely

like priceless treasures that needs to be preserved dearly

STAGE II

too grown ups for bands and bracelets 

now we make plans to hang out on friendship day

we plan for the big day and decide what to wear

we dress up and put on our favourite accessories

and fill our facebook walls with big captions and complimentaries

and leave comments with word of honour of forever bonds

we meet, we eat, we gossip, we pose together and click selfies

we explore the streets and we watch movies

at the end of the day we share our pictures and videos

and keep them in the memory card safely

like priceless treasures that needs to be preserved dearly

STAGE III

lost in the world of decisions and meetings

trying to figure out life and its meanings

muma suddenly shouts 'hey today is friendship day right'

and i get out of my bubble and quickly google friendship day 2020

there it shows

indeed

today is the day we used to jump over

today is the day when we shared dreams and made pacts

today is the day when we used to celebrate each other

my mind fills up with flashbacks and memories

of all those who i am no longer in touch with

all those promises all those friendships

left behind somewhere while growing up and unlearning

a lot of complaints a lot of questions

a lot of missing a lot of emotions

come running to me

𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 is how i shut them completely

i walk towards my box of jewelleries

and i find those moons stars and beads looking up at me 

i search for all those pictures and videos

and i find them staring back at me

we engage in a silent talk and i revisit all those moments

that i keep in my heart safely

like priceless treasures that needs to be preserved dearly .