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She was drowning a bit deeper ,
every single time ,
she tried to catch breath .
This was it .
She couldn’t take this weight
on herself anymore .
She was going to reach
the dead end ,
any time soon now .
Somehow ,
the classroom’s animated voices ,
the vigour ,
the loud voices ,
the excited laughs ,
couldn’t warm up her frozen core .
There were so many
missing pieces
she had to put together ;
but the fact was ,
she didn’t know
where to find the pieces .
The green leaves had become withered , because it was
autumn in her heart .
She needed a heavy rainfall ,
to drench her soul ,
but , what she wanted
was , warm sun light .
School was over .
She walked out of the classroom
and walked up to where her eyes followed to those two pair of shoes with unknotted shoelaces .
As soon as her pair of shoes reached the pair her eyes was following ,
she looked up
and saw a smile curving
on his face
and the spark in his
moderately distanced eyes ,
placed perfectly
on either side of his
pig nose a bit below .
Just like every other school day ,
they climbed down the stairs together ,
and walked along the
somewhat long corridor
on the left , that leaded to
a flight of steps up ,
and then a short lane ,
and two flights of staircases down ,
and then out of the building ,
through the spacious hall
in the centre .
It wasn’t raining enough
to carry an umbrella ,
just a bit drizzle .
That’d have made a distance
between them and
would have caused obstruction
in the conversation .
They hopped up the roofed lane
open at both sides ,
that leaded long like
a never ending road .
She always liked walking
through this lane ,
because this lane always
gave her the feeling that
it had no end ,
gave her the feeling of ,
infinity ;
and walking through it
with this feeling
with him . .
was a beautiful lie
she always wanted
to come true .
He spoke out ,
breaking the silence ,
“ You know ,
I had once gone through the same kind of sinking feeling
and that time a girl was there
who gave me a paper note
that carried words
that had inspired me ,
and since then ,
I’ve not been depressed once .
The note really helped me out . ”
She was hearing
but not listening ;
vaguely paying attention
cause’ her thoughts were shifting again and again .
Breaking her train of thoughts ,
he handed her a piece of
old folded paper .
She took it being relieved from her reverie and unfolded it .
Realization hit her ,
like a pour of rain
on a withered tulip ,
when a handwriting appeared
before her eyes -
that was unexpectedly
familiar to her .
Indeed ,
it was her own writing
staring back at her ,
“ When the time’s gonna come ,
you’re gonna be able to respond to it the way you should be ,
and you’d be able to go with the flow . Time changes EVERYTHING .
So , RELY on it .
When your time changes ,
then you’d change ,
accordingly ,
with it .
Don’t overdo it ,
don’t overwork it .
Just live in your present .
Do everything that you
should be doing
right now ,
this moment .
When the certain time will come
for you to take your decisions ,
you’ll find your mind working out .
Trust your instincts and follow it .”
“ I always carry it with me ” ,
his voice echoed in her ears .
She felt something
changing inside her -
maybe the withered leaves were turning to a taint of green again -
“ Right , I’ve memories to make . ”
She turned to face him
and exchanged a smile
with meaning
that touched
both the souls .
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«« Author’s note : This is not really a poem though , but is very dear to my heart and this piece holds a deeper meaning that rests underneath and can't be fathomed from the surface . And , I dedicate this very dear piece to CatQueen2020 , a very amazing poet who has this amazing talent of infusing human emotions with the nature and nature with human emotions . This is me expressing my gratitude for always encouraging me »»
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