Incomplete: Ode to my Girl Best Friend

I wish I could hug you once more
Tighter than ever before.

“I’m gonna miss you real bad”
Is something I wish I could tell.
But I know you’re real sad
With a heart that’s swelled.

Swelled with memories we share together
The hugs, the smiles, the talks, the laughter
I know this isn’t love
But something even better than that.

It’s a winter’s glove
A summer’s hat
A monsoon’s umbrella
An autumn’s cap.
A ship’s shore
A plane’s floor
Hahaha! Never before, probably my first,
That I’ve been so dumb with metaphors
But you know what we share is too much for words…

What we share is too surreal to deem
God! Now I feel so empty
Like my heart lost a piece
And my mind lost its peace
Amidst everyone I feel lonely

But I know distance is just a physical measure
A soulmate is a precious treasure
We may be galaxies apart
But I know in my heart
That no matter what
No matter how far…we’ll talk
We’ll talk in a language not written or read
In a language known to just you and me, we’ll talk

But I’ll miss the innocence in your eyes
And the honesty in your smile
The sparkle in your eyes
When you spoke of something you admire
I’ll miss the gurgle in your laughter
Which always makes me smile…

                                        ---Rakshit Nair