For a friend..

hello people..was watching F.R.I.E.N.D.S for the nth time..actually,i don't think I've ever stopped watching it ,ever since it started to air.i guess it will sound stupid and cliched,but i cant seem to get enough of them.they stuck together..through thick and thin,highs and lows,falling in and out of love with each other..they hung on and made it all work,because they put friendship above all else..that,i think is the reason why the show continues to work.

i remember the first time i saw him.i was on duty in the emergency ward and he had had jaundice.before he turned up,half of the hospital interns had called me up to harass the living hell out of me,telling me how everything had to be perfect,he is very ill,he is very special, blah blah blah.and i thought garrhh,who is this guy with so many friends,and also,because id been having a singularly bad day,why me ,God?why? why?.i never actually saw him being brought in,given the fact that he was surrounded by a gaggle of people.huge,hulking,unwashed guys,of the type who like simple food and even simpler jokes.it was with a weary sense of resignation that i went to be introduced.his smile hit me first.cute,suspiciously innocent,disarmingly friendly.against all probability,i liked him instantly.then i got to know him...

he has style and madness and humor.he has a head chock full of strange,whimsical fancies and,i found out recently,a vituperative hatred of mosquitoes.he is valiant and kind,like the knights of old and has a sense of honour,which some might say is misplaced,in this day and age,when calculated grasping so often wins.but then,that's what sets him apart from the crowd.he can be hugely annoying,again especially lately,but mostly knows how to get around me,which let me tell you,takes some knowing!he has the most unshakable principles and the most unwavering faith.he can be cold and canny,and warm and generous.he tends to worry,a great deal,about the people he loves,and i am lucky to count myself amongst them.and sometimes does not realise that that fact itself is enough...that he does not need to be able to do anything solid or productive or even destructive to help..just the fact that he wants to and cares enough to be miserable about it,means more than he will ever know...and just now he is ill and tired..

so,satya,this is for you..

like the warmth of a benevolent sun
like the calm grace of the moon
you are the friend i always count on
even though you are a loon

you say things things that make perfect sense
and then suddenly i get lost
but when i really need you you are there
though precious,hard earned sleep be the cost!

through dark and light,through morn and night
you stay constant and true
and once in the fight,you make things right
though quite often,you are without a clue!

dont think that i dont know,you moron
that that sad smile and dopey look is a huge big con
and in spite of your opinions to the contrary,you know
its not yesterday that i was born!

will forever thank the bug which brought you guys into my life,though i realise this might be inappropriate to say this right now,given that this post is supposed to be a get well soon kind of thing.look,it throws me off when i have to be nice to you and cant yell at you for bugging me and generally being weird and random.So,get well soon dearest!