Friendly Talk

We use to play word games with each other
Daily we play- me and my friend!

The play goes on –
Play of some magical words, weather forecasting
Job, well being, tensions, girlfriends, children, food
Although knowing well all those routine news of other,
But we play carefully!

Some chosen words, throwing towards each other,
Not listening to other but saying the same to him
That all stupid routine talk………..

We both are well-cultured – know all etiquettes very well
We are bound to meet very often, to talk politely
As we did before, when we were best friends
We pretend to be the same and talk a lot, but very carefully!
We leave only to meet next day ….

We both have complains for other….we know it ……
But we console ourselves - the other isn’t aware of it
Doesn’t know what I think about him…
Pretend to know all secrets of the other
And kept ours hidden as well……
We are well-cultured people and we are friends…
We use to play word games …
We have to show we don’t have any bitter feelings towards the other…….

But in weaker moments someone within me asks-
Won’t it be better if we were enemies?
That false feelings……that worse acting won’t be necessary…….

But it asks only in weaker moments-
Really we were best friends?

Original in HINDI Date: 23/8/2001