Ode To An Imaginary Friend
In my early years,
Whilst busy at my mini junk yard
I used to play with an imaginary friend:
Namely, Isawassah..
As I didn't attend pre-school,
I had not met real ones by then..
Unlike the playful kids of my age,
I was found a lonely bird..
Perhaps I seemed playing alone,
with soliloquy babblings..
Actually I was not..
My buddy Isawassah was
always with me.
We talked..
We played..
We fought..
We laughed..
We dreamed..
As the years passed,
amidst the noisy classrooms
and loads of homework
I couldn't see him often..
And gradually
he disappeared
from my world..
I'm now in the halfway..
The rat race is still on..
Once again I'm alone..
Yet he's nowhere to be seen.
Now I wonder
if he too might've forgotten me..
Ever had quarrel with your sister
to pop the air bubble wrap
that covered the new TV remote..?
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Ever hummed random songs
in front of a pedestal fan
to hear your voice robotic..?
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Ever yelled the answers
before the contestants make their attempts,
while watching quiz shows..?
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Ever drawn beards and moustaches
(and sometimes, even crossed-eyes!)
on the tabloid cover-photos..?
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Ever hidden your brother's magnets
in your Pandora box
(kept under the bed
with all sorts of substances)..?
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Ever kept peacock feathers
(which were supposed to bear featherlets!)
between some random pages
of your heavy math books..?
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Ever waited impatiently
for the school culturals
to conclude
as to break the decorative balloons..?
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Ever typed nonsensical phrases
using your scientific calculator
(where the cal-display
always shows: 'syn error')?
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Ever made salty omelette
(of course, making the kitchen a mess!)
when left home alone..?
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Ever checked the source
of the overheard twitter
composed by sparrows
at your terrace..?
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And my friend,
have you ever wondered
why you've grown up this fast..?
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You know what..
It's not only you..!
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