Do we need people to survive at a new place? Probably not. For once you part, you won't remember their faces after two years And so won't they And you'll talk twice a year To wish them on their birthday And they will reciprocate, maybe. Or to ask them for a favour If you ever visit their city. Your best friend you know from a week, With whom you have been exploring new places, You will never mention their name again in your conversations You won't call them at 4 in the morning the way you do now All of this will fade away Once you part.
your best friend you know from a week
But maybe, You'll make a friend for life Who might cross cities to see you. With whom you'll still talk twice a year But for three long hours You'll tell them stories from all round the year And sure they'll hear Maybe, Your best friend you know for a week, You'll meet them once again, Stuck in the same place You won't need no more people to survive then. So maybe, It would be better to go have cupcakes With your best friend next door Than to have them on your own For you don't know if they'll remember you after a year or not But they sure do now.
16 | Dopamine • July’19
Riya Adlakha
