February is for friends

Remember how we used to crack copied jokes

You won’t.

Cause you are busy with dse

Or perhaps busy understanding the argument for the debate

You are going to win in the next 60 mins

And I am proud of you

But I like setting reminders and this is one such copied joke reminder

“the ship that never sinks?

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Friendship”

And you'd say #itsnotevenajoke

But you still go ahead and laugh your best original laugh

And your eyes shoot with all the stars 

that my spectacles definitely reflect

Because how else will I know 

that I am scoring friendships.

On days when basketball court rules were the only rules we did not flout

you taught me that one love isn’t just a song.

On days when I learnt the entire climate chapter

To make sure that you understand how the monsoon wind travelled up

I forgot that you already knew the directions.

On days when I was a casualty in disaster management

you were the helpline number.

There was no history of missed call between us.

I know for a fact people tend to answer landline quickly than cell phones

You should get a landline now 

February is for friends who still remember landline.

And those who don't.

There was a boy

The boy who lives

I know the boy is still there

I only remember his nickname now

Nicknames don’t make for facebook searches

He was the only person who used to shout daddyyyy when he fell

instead of mummy

and on days when holi was all colours

and not water management

when 5 p.m. meant that every child had to be out

Preparing for the game – Gallery

Why?

Because it used to take 30 mins to color the ground in criss cross

And it was a hard task

to find people

who could make such criss cross

Who could see where the lines were going,

Whether the lines being drawn were straight.

Even with their backs

They could draw a perfect gallery.

On such days

On such grounds

February gave you artists.

February is for friends who got lost

While playing hide and seek.

And chose not to be found

February is for all friends.

A Britannia cake can carry a lot of stories for a whole trip

So much that on birthday

I gifted a friend Britannia cake.

Some memories do not have calories.

But they do make you happy fat.

Some friends will always forget your birthday

But they still wish you anyway

Some friends will always come for the cake in your birthday

But they mean all the sweetness in the world when they say Happy Birthday!

And that is not because of the cake.

Some friends are not lightbulbs

But they do make you forget the distinction between sunshine and just light.

And in those moments

these friends edit their own names to one name

their phone numbers change to one number

Which says call anyone

Feburary is for friends.

I know of people who when look up in sky

See all the flights they did not take

And still Everyday they fold a paper and make paperboats.

Recycled paper boats

Make for good friendships.

At least they aint shipping friendships.

February is for all friends.

We keep the f word   f lo a ting....

Friends.