Forgive me, my dear

This peom I wrote in dedication to a friend who taught me the true meaning of FRIENDSHIP.

Forgive me, my dear 

 

Brave heart, you faced the winds and pains
The searing pulse of poison running through your veins
But was I there to comfort you?!!!!!
Was I there to see you through?!!!!
The cruel world, the troubles, a world come crashing down
A jolt of the mind, someone fell
You knew not who it was, nor can you tell
For now you cannot see, nor can you smell

Forgive me, my dear!
For I carried you not on my shoulders
Forgive me, my dear!
For I never pushed you aside from those boulders
I'm feeling it now
My soul cries
It aches for your laugh, that sweet melodious voice

It pains, my dear!
Take it away! Take it away!
For you were there when I needed you most
When I was frustrated and crying because exams were so close
My soul cries to hear you say 'hey Chin'
Or laugh because of some joke we were cracking
To see you dance at a Diwali concert
Or see you alive, hyperactive and alert

I'm scared, my dear!
For there's alot my heart fears
Would I forget your voice, your giggles, your laughter?
Would my life have to move on without you in the next chapter?

I was scared, my dear!
That 10th month of last year
A white dress you wore, a crown on your head
Not moving, not breathing, not laughing
I wanted to shake you, to holler, to scream
'Wake up my princess! My best friend, my queen!
But you said nothing....
Just lay there in that coffin

Come back, my dear!
I promise i'll be here
We'll cross mountains, reach the sky
Touch the stars, burning high
I know you're up there
Smiling brightly through your tear
And, just like the three stars (the orion belt) in the sky, dear
We'll always be 'Rohinie, Akeeta, Sheena'-
The three musketeers!

Dedicated to: Rohinie Haridat (deceased)
Written by: Sheena Chin

*may your soul rest in peace....