We sit together,
Looking for each other's
Touch of reassurance.

We sit together,
Without one's knowledge -
How much we have lost

Or, found by losing!
We talk of a friendship
Of a lifetime.

We sit together,
Deliberately separate from -
The world of chaos.

We sit together,
So we can reclaim -
What is special between us.

We sit together,
Watching the sea's end -
Somewhere near the horizon.

We sit together,
Hearing the rain's echo,
Coming through the purple mist.

We sit together -
You laden with dreams,
And I wonder at you!

For Ved
From Trident Club Lounge
Mumbai
2013

Geeta Chhabra

From the book: Smash My Glass by Geeta Chhabra