Lost Sister Poem by M. Asim Nehal

Gone are those days when we shared a bond
united by blood, heart, and hand
farther gone our childhood's laughter and teen's delight
how shall I erase those memories that is still fresh and bright
your marriage's realm to a distant land,
has detached us apart with my heart unmanned
the thread that bound us once so strong
Is now frayed and severed, forever long.

'Out of sight, out of mind, ' the adage proclaims
a bitter truth that sets my spirit aflame
slowly and gradually you faded from my view
and lost in the labyrinth of life so new
now in your own world, you reside unknown
amidst children's laughter, a life of your own
balancing work and family, a tireless quest
your childhood days consigned to memories' rest.

I search in vain, through childhood's maze
for glimpses of our laughter, our sunny days
now when you are lost in thoughts, your mind remain uncharted
the sequence of events we shared together has forever departed
I yearn to find my lost sister dear
to reconnect with the bond we held so near
but it seems that time and life's grand scheme
have cast a veil between us, a cruel dream.

Oh, Lost Sister, return to me once more
together we shall traverse life's winding shore
will play those silly games again
and will fight for no reason and then unite again
let not the threads of kinship be erased
unite our spirits, rekindle our embrace
I know it won't be easy to set aside everything
and walk the path that you left behind
yet I am the same and will remain the same.