Wondering...

Amity
Do you
Remember
The last date we connected
Sharing
Laughter
Little secrets
Insignificant regrets
Black coffee and bread
Friendships
Measured in more than hours in the same place
Our interactions
Survived
Bickering altercations
Forgiveness
Part of the game
Your name
Writes friendship in my life
Knowing you’re in this world
Leaves me
A happy woman

Solitary
The latest action heroes
On the big screen
Preoccupied
Devouring the latest book club read
The human connection
Something we all need
Never mind
The occasional search for a retreat
As we grow older
Life becomes more and more
Solitary

Compatibility
You have to
Move on
Your life
No longer exists
In the same way
Embrace
Time’s gift
Explore new ways
To make it fit

It is no longer
Your mission
Bringing some relief to the masses
Left to their own devices
Like those
Living in more developed places
Human misery
Still
A growing industry

It is no longer
Just a question
Of free choice
Labour markets shrinking
More languages
We have to speak
Never enough knowledge
Or the right skills set
Age and technology
Leaving some wanting
Are we inadvertently
Back to a life of modern
Hunting and gathering

By Simone Beatrice Naik Noemdoe, 2012-01-15