Oh! Friend…

a poem by Rinu M Varghese

Forgotten I had so well
that man could never
match the Lord above

Trusted I had blindly
someone far, as would
one trust their creator

Learned I have now
how drastic it was
my biggest mistake

Foolish it was of me
to fall into the trap
so well set to capture

Thought I had in pain
God too had so well
forgotten and forsaken me

But true it wasn’t
for in the form of a friend
he had come to help me cope

Decided I have, deep within
to take his words into heart
and forget the long trusted one

Relieved I am so much
knowing well that friend
will never leave me in distress

And praying daily that
no evil ever touch my pal
into my dreams I drift, smiling…