In Your Memory

NOTE: This composition is dedicated in loving memory of my beloved friend, Mark Sequeira. 

When I first met you,

I never thought or knew.

You would be the one 

Amongst very few.

I remember those times

Of long rides on your bike

Another way you’d show it off,

On the way to the hike.

While on any trip

The way you’d complain

If I felt tired and sick 

Your patience wouldn’t sustain

You always made sure

I was properly fed

Just like a mother

Who’d rush to my aid

At Times, I was lonely  

You gave me your hand 

You became a true friend

And a beautiful bond spanned

You gave me hope and strength 

In little ways none could explain

When I dealt with grief

and utmost unbearable pain

For all that you were to me

And the joy you brought 

Your memories are with me

In every single thought

I will never hear your voice

It all seems like a lie

I profoundly miss the way

You’d call me butterfly 

I now hide my tears 

When I hear your name 

A year has passed 

But the pain is still the same 

The very thought that hovers

With every agonising sigh.

Many things unspoken,

And an unsaid goodbye!

-Audrey.C