The four years

There was a time, there was this day,

Few years back, my college’s first day

A little scared ,as I was out of home for the first time,

And I had to overcome it for a better life,

A new city, a new environment,

Far away from home.

I met a lot of people during this journey,

Some ready to drag me into an abyss,

But some ready to pull me up,

And those are the ones,

forever attached to my life.

This journey of four long years,

With everyday being a new experience,

Taught me what real friends are for,

Making me more independent day by day,

Yes, the period, so long, yet so small.

From the planned parties to the spontaneous hangouts,

The blissful moments and the bitter days,

The examination fever, the overnight studies,

The canteen chit-chats and the not-so-interesting lectures

Everything adds up to make this journey special,

Some indelible memories.

These amazing days,

Forever in my heart and mind,

All I have are some photographs to relive them.

Not even a year since we parted,

Yet I look for time in my calendar,

To catch-up with someone, sometime, someplace,

And together go back to those days,

Laugh at the pictures, cry a bit,

And in the end say,

“I wish I could go back”