Lives And Friends

Hi fren! Hi fren,

My parrot chirps,

I look at it admiringly, wondering

What happened to my perps?

We were the most mischievous,

And some called us devilish,

Partners in crime we were,

Specially in the class where they taught English

Teachers didn’t torture us,

It was the other way round,

Every year there wasn’t even one,

Who would not frown

Inseparable we were,

Mettlesome in our activities,

Contemned we were, 

called a bane and a curse, in our locality

School had been fun,

With my friends by my side,

It ended too soon, 

The days sure did glide

Years went by slower,

from thereon, 

We met at intervals, whenever we could,

But soon, quite soon, it was all just gone

Married and with kids,

We soon forgot to even call,

As the burdens of life took us,

We waited for our bodies to fall

Alone now, with nothing to do,

Rocking on my old wooden chair,

I remember those days fondly,

Reminiscing those crazy plans we made in our lair