Hide & Seek

He was speaking
about some website
that’s teaching him
the basic’s of English grammar.

I stared at him.
I was thinking something else.

“You have failed in
the basic grammar of life.”

I wanted to tell him.
But I remained silent.

Then, he spoke about a website of
Indian international poetry.
Probably to get
my interest on the conversation.

I again stared at him.
I was thinking something else.

“You have failed in the
poetry of love and life.”

I wanted to tell him.
But as always,
I remained silent.

And this time, he too
kept quiet.
Knowing my thoughts were
flying far beyond his conversations.

And we both, sat in the pub for hours
not talking to each other.

Just playing ‘hide & seek’
in the silence and darkness of our lives!