Long time, no see, no see
Seeing you
Like a ghost from past memories
Unaware, till I see you
How far, long, fast time flies
Time gone by in memory
When we shared a pact
Secret handshakes
Always together
The show stoppers
Playing to the gallery gallantry
When did we fade into shadows
Away from each others lives
Small talk, now being made
“Last I heard you went
travelling the world”
We use to talk for hours
Now awkwardness gathers in the clouds
Taking precedence holding hostage
And silence, takes centre stage
After a few words said
We have grown apart
Drifting strangers, on voyage
We have become in formation
"See you around, see you soon"
As a ghostly haunt, echoing from the past
Knowing very well, we would
Probable never, again cross paths
Our parallel worlds crossed
And we caught a glance of each other
At this juncture, pass this junction
Again we go our separate ways again
No longer reminiscing
Of the good old days
Replaced by the awkward silence
Of our last meet up that awkward
It has all changed now, forgotten codes
Now, we are just ghostly strangers
Who's paths once crossed
On the journey of life
i love ur poetry <3
ReplyDeleteon and on and on...
ReplyDeleteGO! Bro!!!
Such sad reminiscing in your poem, Kodjo. She certainly looks like an apparition, and you capture the awkwardness of drifting apart very well. Fine poem, my friend.
ReplyDeleteA relationship lost - a ghost of something once very much alive. Well done.
ReplyDeleteThe older I get the more relationships like this pile up and emanate out of a tattered wall such as this. Had me to the end ...nice response to the photo.
ReplyDeleteNice One Shoot... love how you pull from the photo, then take us down the halls of the arrow to a distant place, feeling the separateness now highlighted in the relationship, slipping away to an awkward familiarity.
ReplyDeletevery distinctive and different response to the prompt - quite like it :)
ReplyDeleteYour poem made me think of the many friendships I've had over the years, and how we drift apart with time. Bittersweet memories.
ReplyDeletea great reply to the prompt..loved your take on this...cheers pete
ReplyDeletelovely journey..used the ghost term wonderfully
ReplyDeleteNot all haunting is done by dead spirits. Nice piece!
ReplyDeleteA meeting and a moment we can all identify with in our compartmentalized lives...well said!
ReplyDeleteLynette
http://imaginationlane.blogspot.com/2011/02/my-first-microfiction-monday.html
definitely haunting.
ReplyDeleteSo well done. Totally relatable.
ReplyDeleteGood one. I love the way you've described the awkwardness of a changed relationship, from being close to being strangers.
ReplyDeleteNice twist on the theme. Dig it.
ReplyDeleteCan relate, Nice take on the theme!
ReplyDeletei like the forgotten codes, that really symbolizes moving away from each other
ReplyDeletei used a similar picture;
crossroads of a thousand trees