Selah!

Selah! Pause and think of that...

I struggled with the pause...

Didn’t know what to do

I fiddled with my fingers

Looked up at the ceiling...

Looked outside to see if I would venture out

But the mood just didn’t set in

I wondered what was wrong with me

Felt so odd, so.... lost.

We were in a conversation

Words dancing to a rhythm

When suddenly a speed breaker came

And threw me off balance!

I fell flat on the ground...

Hands, legs... splattered everywhere

Oh! What on earth is happening?

I screamed to no avail

The pause had struck

The devastation begun...

I sat down a while

Silently breathing

While my mind calmed down

Took a note of what I was feeling

Hey where are you my friend?

I called out

But there was only silence

I called and called

Till my voice wore out

And wearing out became still.

I looked into the mirror

The image mocked at me

She said, ‘You silly goose!

You have time for everyone but me!’

Ah there! It suddenly hit me

I had just not understood

My friend needed a break too

To meet himself alone

Just as my ‘self’ was craving                             

To meet with me alone.

Selah... now I understand

Pause and think of that!