Destiny

She sat across the café looking straight at me
Looking so familiar like that long lost friend
Never did I imagine that she held the key
To this lonely heart I never tried to mend

Soon we sat together and talked for hours
She liked her coffee strong and I liked mine mild
Not one conversation that really went sour
And I realized that sometimes she was a real child

Our lives and our hearts became intertwined
But subconsciously we knew this could never last
The minute reality hit it truly well defined
That the lives that we lead were in real contrast

She picked up her purse and said goodbye
And ran out the door leaving me like old
I looked up to heavenwards and asked “why”
Staring sadly at the coffee that had become cold

© Sunil Kurian 2010