for birthdays gone uncelebrated,
twice or more.
no cake, not even a song.

for travelling without a care.
not informing.
not even beforehand.

for not speaking, shutting up.
acquaintance,
it seems, or maybe even less.

for not knowing, not asking.
encouragement?
maybe in the dreams.

for ignoring, brushing off.
alarm sounds.
earplugs? deaf, probably.

for taking for granted,
unappreciative.
not taking the initiative.

for losing yourself.
completely.
beyond recognition.

for not remembering, forgetting
emotional quotient.
what used to define that name.

for leaving it as it is.
superficiality.
pretending, false fronts.

for not knowing what it meant.
misunderstanding.
when its not what it seems.

for making it seems its you.
be empathised.
turning the world against me.

mata ne..