Lifelong Relationship

They were seen always together

'Three Musketeers' nicknamed forever

Friendship chemistry that grew stronger

As they stepped the rungs of the age ladder

At four they were the inseparable trio

Attended the same school, same classroom

At home played all day mostly outdoors

Climbing trees, plucking fruits, gorging 

On mulberries till lips turned dark blue

Suffering loosies ran together to the loo

Back again in their frilly white chuddies

Racing each other on the green lawns

Yelled at for disobeying orders

Though in all seriousness t'was just a ruse

To get them back speedily indoors.

Attained puberty hormones on the rise

Shared secrets of first school crushes 

confided when switched to wearing brassieres

Felt like grown ups, sticking out their boobs

What school girls all over the world do

Were no different graduating to ladyhood

School year ended the inevitable happened

They separated to pursue college education

To different cities, in different streams

Links in the chain of friendship did stretch.

One married early, her childhood beau

Her happiness infected the other two

Doubled a year later with the news

She had given birth to her first born girl

Carbon copy of her beautiful mother.

There were gaps of silences in between.

Busy raising kids, while on the move

But communication lines never did crink

'Three middle-aged Musketeers' would meet

Whenever fate stepped in to intervene

And now they have aged and over the hill

Boobs hanging up to their knees

One suddenly faced with losing hubby

Sinking to the lowest depths of tragedy 

Then getting up and pulling through

Moving on with her life; giving back 

To society with her learning tools

Empowering women to earn their food

Inspiring the other two how to stitch 

Tt all back together when life seems ruined.