An Acquaintance

An Acquaintance

I just drove to McKay’s bar

In my royal blue BMW car

It was late evening & it was getting dark              

I just drove aside & made it park

Climbing the white marble stairs I went inside

Shaking hands with people who came outside

Many whom I met, I had never known

I took a martini in a glass that was cone

Many a colored drink were at the shelf

To choose one I took bartenders help

He gave me the one that looked like blue ink

After the first sip, my mind stopped to think

My head was spinning & I looked all around

I could hear faintly the DJ’s sound

The bar girls were dancing for a lazy song

I felt seconds that passed were very long

In a corner I saw a lady dressed in velvet black

Her face looked familiar which I had seen some time back

To talk with her I went more near

And asked her “are you alone dear?”

She gave me nod with smile across her lips

Then we came out giving waiter his tips

We took a path that seemed quite dark

As we walked we could hear the sounds of dog’s bark

Then she talked to me and shared many things

Tears rolled down as she was overcome by feelings

For a moment she paused and wiped her tears

And told “thanks, now I have no more fears”

Hearing her tale I felt very sad

Even with a good person, things may go bad

But by having shared with me she felt relief

And in life she regained a new belief

I then realized it was time to go

I said to her bye and walked back very slow

All we need in life is someone to share

Our happiness and sorrows and in troubles to care

                                                                   ~ SURYA