Friend Of Mine Poem by EMADABATHINI LAKSHMI VENKATESH

As the sun shined, I get started,
I met many on the way I go.

Some stared at me,
Some wept seeing me,
Some looked angry with me,
Many didn't look at me,
But none felt happy to see me.

Some teased me,
Some are harsh with me,
Some blamed me,
Many cheated me,
But none liked me.

Some kicked me,
Some robbed me,
Some didn't care for me,
Many considered waste of me,
But none consoled me.

Some laughed at me,
Some smiled at me,
Some came for me,
Many used me,
But none were with me.

Though my heart was to break,
I convinced myself saying 'Who am I to them? '

Feeling sad, I used to be lonely,
In my loneliness I remember my friend,
who is always with me,
In right or wrong, good or bad, happy or sad.

He never cheats me, never leaves me,
He bears my struggles and shares my happiness,
He neither cried seeing me nor laughed at me.

He is none but 'ME'.
Yes, I am the 'FRIEND OF MINE'.

-Says an old man to himself in loneliness.