Oblation

Not too long ago, I have seen
Two genial faces at my side.
They were young and free
Spent afternoons together with me

Their innocent smiles and longing eyes
Meet gently without needing words.
I have watched them silently on my post
With arms stretched wide and eyes closed.

The sun sets on the horizon
Holding promises of a tomorrow
That they will come together and meet again
Someday it seemed they will be more than just friends.

but on one rainy day on the month of October
No longer did I see them whispering to each other
Instead their usual place beside me is empty
Oh what had happened so abruptly?

Days turned to weeks and weeks months
Months accelerated to a number of years.
I have been comfortable seeing come and go
But nothing in a hundred years would make me forget the two.

On some days I see the girl
Gazing at me from a distance as she passes.
She seemed cherishing memories of the old past.

On some others, I find the boy
Scurrying in front of me
He tries not to notice, he tries to be busy.

Frozen in time and place were their memories
Never again to be the same, never again to be repeated.
The friendship and promise they once shared
To go back together, they never dared.