Mona

a poem by Maryse Saldanha

Just a nod of her head and she turned away
She looked rather pale and underweight
It was the first time we met and each other saw
Not a great beginning but not a bad one

A fleeting moment not meant to be the only one
We were here to work so soon time together began
She was indifferent, after all I didn’t matter
She was the babe out there her name was mona

When we started out the differences seemed profound
There was a cold war, ‘to hell with her’ I thought
The differences grew the reason knows only god above
A fiery volcano just waiting to erupt

Then came the time to see beyond
She wasn’t such a bitch after all
She was like a coconut actually not even that
She tried hard to pretend but was soft all along

When we saw her cry it broke our hearts
Her heart racking sobs made all feel sad
It showed that she could hurt deeply at heart
But she soon got up again and made us laugh

From there began our friendship as new
We got along so well it turned r**** blue
But we didn’t care our friendship was here to stay
When we were together all worry was faraway

With the passing of time each other better we know
We look to each other for support and more
Not a day goes by without a thought of you
I think to myself, ‘I wonder what that bitch is up to?’

She makes heads turn she likes it too
She can make you laugh or make you turn blue
She can be funny at times and silly too
That’s my dear friend mona for you