(Having written poems on “Soulmates” and having read a lot on that matter too; I came across a concept of “False Soulmates”; these are people we “think” that are our soulmates whom we love and admire but in reality its a mistake that we make……soulmates are relations of a lifetimes…..false soulmates may be people we love and care about but it is not a lifetime relation; it lasts a season.
“We’ve drifted apart” is an account of how love that we once think is pure and endless actually is feeble and hollow from inside. We are unwilling to accept it and keep the relation going for the sake of it. But at some point in life we’ve to accept the truth and learn to let go…..)
I pause and look behind
And wish I would find him there
Not trying to follow me
But just to let know that he cares
Yet all I find is a lonely road
A barren stretch of land
I am left carrying this heavy load
With no one to give a hand
I lay my sight on his arrival
My eyes wander and silently wait
All I am left with is distant memories
and a dash of ungrateful fate
No longer does his voice
soothe me and protect me from the pain
No longer do his strong hands
Cover me from the torrential rain
Neither does my voice
brings him any joy or hope
No longer does my laughter
Gives him a reason to cope
My hands fall insufficient
They can no longer wipe his tears
I can’t even cheer him up anymore
Or diminish his fears
There’s no magic in this relation anymore
No spark as it used to be
An obligation that is making this continue
No true love left to see
We politely acknowledge each other
And behave like strangers you know
We mildly accept our presence in each others lives
Just waiting for the right moment to let go
We smile outwardly
to hide the inward hurt
We cover our bruises with smiles
To let the confrontation avert
He doesn’t miss me anymore
He won’t mind if we don’t talk for days
It’s OK if I silently vanish from his life
It’s OK if we part ways
We don’t believe in our love anymore
It was just a passing phase
The affection’s a bit rusty now
The feelings in bit of a haze
Only pleasant memories remain back
To torture and inflict the sting
The true happiness that we shared once
The ghosts of past reminiscence cling
We lost ourselves somewhere
along this path
We were never meant to be together
Our relation just an illusion
Couldn’t survive this rough weather
I pray we make our choice
To stop pretending and accept whats true
Bade each other goodbye
Or keep acting as if we don’t have a clue
Only we are to blame for the hurt we face
Only we can bring ourselves to agree
This life a constant struggle, a disgrace
Only we can set ourselves free
‘Coz now we know, how much ever we cry
No longer do we live in each other’s heart
Denial can be so terrifying
Now that we have drifted apart…..
Sonalism- It's different 
Wow…. and Wow!
Amazing how you articulate this emotion/thought in a beautifully worded poem/song.
However, this poem also scares me… I hope everyone finds their true soulmate!
🙂
Drifting apart from anyone is a hard journey, but an inevitable journey in everyone’s life…
Nice poem… 🙂
Good Work…!
If we replace he with she and him with her, this would be my story. Great poem. Keep up the good work.
Sonali this one is also good as all other poems that i have read of yours. After reading this what I thought of is “Sometimes the smallest thing in life changes something forever and there will be times when you wish you can go back to how things used to be but you just can’t because things have changed so much”.
a wonderfully worded poem
hate it because its so true, happens to almost every1….hoping it doesnt reccurr though