Shamitaa Arora
It started with us stumbling onto a ship,
A wrecking ship,
But that wasn't the worst part because there was you,
You, with whom I had shared a woeful amount of years with,
You, whom I hadn't seen in many moons,
It took me far too long to forget you,
Only for you to come before me being your same old perfect self,
But it was only a dream.
A dream that lasted mere minutes but lingers with me still,
As much as I oblige myself to pretend that I hate you,
Today, I will confess, that seeing us go back to our roots,
To go back to our shared laughs and adventures,
And how you held the title of 'My Best Friend' for so long,
made it all feel like a sweet dream.
But when reality hit like a wrecking ball,
I realized it was just the sweetest hoax one can ask for,
The memories of how much you belittled me,
Because even an inkling of my happiness stung you,
So you decided to stab me with your sharpest dagger,
Only to be the one with the most power,
And just like that brick by brick the foundation of our love fell apart,
Then suddenly it felt like a nightmare.
I do not know who I would have been without you,
I do not wish for us to ever be friends again,
But I also cannot wish anything fatal for you,
Was too young to know that it would scar me for life,
All I knew was that my love for you was insurmountable,
Something you dreaded to give back,
I hope the ghost of mine haunts you for evermore,
Because yours never seem to leave me.
Because I still wonder whether you were a sweet dream or a nightmare.