Straits of Tebrau

I crossed you

looking for a friend

long unseen

because you are a witness

to an old story

when we used to love

fusing affection with faithful promises.
But …

Why now the lack of feelings

and warmth

when we’re together?
Even so

lips part with a smile

the heart is suspicious.

Hands wave with affection

But with feelings divided,

filling each word with a thousand meanings

filling every step with a thousand cares.

hands clasp tightly against a grip so cold.
Is all this …

because we used to

disappoint and fail in a love

still

sore, a wound full of pus

or

is doubt

unrelenting and dissatisfied

that we together

are friends loyal

to our ideals.
Straits of Tebrau

Understand

our love

never reached its peak

However

we are still tied

by bonds of friendship

that fortifies us

in the face of a turbulent world.
Not

enemies looking for conflict

or

nemeses seeking destruction.
Straits of Tebrau

can we strengthen the bond

of love and trust

in the coming days

as a close friend

in a world achurn with uncertainty?