You and Me

With a care and love,
I held my memory thread,
Threading pearls of happiness
Into a necklace.

Each smile of yours,
A pretty, lustrous pearl.
Every gesture, each touch
Adding to my collection.
Your kindness, your love,
Transformed into beautiful pearls.

I wore the necklace with pride
Around my neck, falling to my heart.
Went up to you to show you our creation.
But a cruel wind had blown.
To you, my pearls looked like cheap beads.
My golden, memory thread, a rusted twine.
My small gift worthless, you called.

I let go off my necklace.
My sweet times dripped away to oblivion.

I now watch you, from my empty dream ,
You, hunting for the pearls.
Searching for the lost lustre.
I know the pearls are gone forever,
Your efforts futile.
Instead of those sunshine pearls,
All I have, are tear drops to offer.

My hands are empty,
No necklace around my soft neck.
Looking at you,
You across an immeasurable distance,
Of misunderstandings
With nothing left
Except a lonely me and a lonely you.