NaPoWriMo

April is National Poetry Writing Month, or #NaPoWriMo and this is what I’m going to try. For thirty days, I’m going to (try and) write a poem every day. And I will be posting a few here. I am no expert at writing poems but I like writing them.

“Poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for ” 
– John Keating, Dead Poet’s Society

Here goes my first poem for the month.

 I Her and Him

I met him in 2011.
Four years seemed like seconds with this duffer.
Fifth year I did try to help him recover.
Sixth year turned friends in H to strangers in B forever.

I met her too in 2011.
Four years seemed like both heaven and hell.
Fifth year did go reasonably well.
Sixth year she was occupied with work twenty-four seven.

Dec’10, 16: I met her last. Dec’24, 16: I met him last.
I was there in their darkest times.
There were never in mine.
Mine seemed too petty to care for at times.

Maybe he will busy be till July.
Looks like she is still too busy to even reply.
I don’t jump to conclusions soon.
Three months of long silence didn’t feel like a boon.

I always tried to forgive and forget.
I never wished to live a life of regret.
I always craved for a fresh start.
At least for a brand-new ending with all my heart.

 ~Deep