A Leaf From My Life Poem by Pushyami Vemulapalli

Dearest dear,
All the moments
We spent once upon a time
On the canvas of Life
Now became….
Memories to cherish
All the sleepless nights
We have spent gossiping
Can now be…
Only longed for…
I miss the sweet nothings
We've shared…
You made my life
Sweeter and stronger,
Livelier and lovelier,
Fuller and wonderful.
But now we are far apart
And my world is so cold.

Who else can I count upon?
Who else can I share my secrets with?
Who else accepts and understands all of me?
Who else can I call at any hour of the day or night?
Who else ….will allow me to be myself-just as I am?
Who else loves me unconditionally …in spite of what all I am?

Now that you are far away and with me here,
You are always in my heart
And I feel you are there
To wonder about,
To long to meet,
To think of,
To admire
And to love…..

We knew this day would come,
We have to go separate ways in this world,
And get busy with our rest of lives,
Explore the world in our own way,
Experience the myriad facets of life…
Make a fresh start, meet new people,
So that we always have something
To strive, to share, to chat….and
To comprehend…
We always long to meet,
And for that… we always write to each other.

And now that the time has come for me to write,
I wrote to you,
Now its your turn…….
I am waiting………
My dear…
Nestam!

• With affection I dedicate this to my friend Kavya