Walking down the street,
Two friends meet.
With happiness and joy,
Each other they greet.

Hey, How are you doing?
I am doing well, came the response.
Then there were a few enquires done,
They both enjoyed talking with fun.

Suddenly there was shift in energy,
The shift was sharp and seen clearly.
The topic turned to something else,
With change visible on their face.

They both started talking to each other.
This time not about them , but about 'her'.
They talked with so passionate reaction,
About 'her' and 'her situation'.

They showed so intense judgements,
And also so thoughtful assumptions,
Mixed with some witty perceptions,
They tried to understand her situation.

She is this way, she should do this...
Is she an idiot? Why didn't she take that risk?
Pathetic she is. I don't want her friendship.
I will soon break her and mine relationship.

Without even listening to 'her' once,
forget about understanding...
They both talked so wildly ,
While sitting and also standing.

The truth in reality was different.
They couldn't match it from back and front.
All the energy became negative like a ghost.
And think about the 'time' that was lost.

These people probably had no clue...
Of what should they do in their life...
And sat discussing about 'her',
While cutting apples with their knife.

They both talked for an hour,
Later a friend decided to go as she had a tour.
Then they bid each other a goodbye,
And the other one left with joy.

Soon she reached her home.
And found her husband at the gate.
He asked her the reason for being late.
She said ' Forget it ' , and started talking about the friend she had just met!

Was it the mistake of the topic they talked on?
Or was it the mistake of the street they had walked on?
I wondered.


- Sahil Dhobale