The thought came to me...

THE THOUGHT CAME TO ME....

The thought came to me
when I saw the countdown
at one corner of the
chalkboard.

The thought came to me
when my friends
started filling in
slambooks.

I could feel
the chilled air flow in
and give me
goosebumps.

It felt like something crushed my heart.

I could clearly hear the sound
of my heartbeat,
as it bet
harder and harder.

The very notion of us separating
is hurting me.
But what can we do...
its just part of our destiny.

I watched the seasons go by,
I watched the time flow by,
I watched my people change,
Yet they never left me unchanged.

And now, I have to watch them go...

All the faces seen now, will be unseen in a few days.
I'll miss all my friends...
friends I've talked to
and friends I haven't talked to.

I thank my college...
it brought us all closer.
But I hate my college...
coz now its tearing us apart.

I'm just another guy
who sits in one corner of the classroom...
always present and seen
but usually unknown.

I've observed my people
around me...
found joy in their joy,
found sadness in their sadness.

I'm almost into tears
when I write this unrythmically sound poem,
which in short...
says...

I've loved you all...
And I'll always
love you all.


WITH LOVE,

---- CHIKA --->