love vs life

A kind gesture, a long mile
A pat on the shoulder, a brush of a smile
A stroke of the cheek, a lone tear
A gentle embrace, goodbye to fear

Kindness so soft, heart so serene
A tinkle of a laugh, nothing mean…
A small gift, an overwhelming sense
An attempt to converse, letting down of defense…

Yet too fast we run, missing the signs
The destination ironically we left behind…
Where are we going? Whose their too wait?
With everyone running, love is left on fate…

Love replaced by like, dislike with hate
Spontaneity over, relationships are delayed
Looking for appreciation, we step on each others toe
When all we wanted was someone to show…

Yet someone for others, we can’t be
No one appreciates us you see
So no kind gestures, no pat on the shoulder
Need to win, become the fence or the boulder

Tears are falling, no time for a hug
No time to laugh, emotions we need to shrug
Gifts are a luxury, materialistic possessions you see
Conversation is a privilege, hurried sentence if you please

The defenses are up, the heat alone
Where is the world our mothers has shown?
Reality is a race, sometimes you loose
But what is winning, is for you to choose

nhsf

Tear by tear I smile a smile
With memories to last a thousand miles
In my heart I know the year will stay
Engraved for life, in its own way
When scared and lonely I stumbled here
A place where I overcame my fear
It was here that I joined a group of people I met
Who I never thought would accept..Yet with open arms they met me
Giving me a family
Others like me followed too
Because people who care we find are few
As the year began challenges came
And like players in a game
We stood through them all as a team
Always finding a shoulder to lean…
I found a friend at every step
No one was different;From the president to the uni rep
As event after event we learnt new…
We gave our positions the attention that was due
And sometimes we fellDisheartened by our failures we dwelled
But success always came soon after
Tears brushed aside, there was room for only laughter
Friends ive made for life
I hopethey truly made it easier to cope
home away from home they said
into their hearts and homes they led…
and alone I came, together we stand
but time is like sandit slips away from our hands
a year is over, its for new faces to come
it’s a moment for grief; and relief for some
and I know now how they felt
when they gracefully dealt
giving what was so close to their heart
after working together they were apart
now its our turn we must follow suit
lead the new to the familiar route
it seems its time to say goodbye to the old
with new times, to new changes we need to mold
its farewell to us, and welcome to you
give everything you have, and then some more too