I gave you comfort When you were lonely I quenched your thirst When you were thirsty Be it books, be it friends Or be it conversations To you, I was the central attraction Dreamy days passed, sleepless nights faced I was there with you in each and every low phase You used to hold me like your own baby At times, I came first in comparison to your hubby Conspiracy you planned, secrets you whispered I listened to it and never did I share You wrote poems and prose I stood by your side, the evening when the sun had set and the morning when the sun rose Always have kept you on your feet My taste matched yours and you have always danced with me for every single beat The scent of me you inhaled That gave you enough spirit whenever you tried and fail Sometimes black, sometimes bitter, sometimes sugary or sometimes with more milk Every time you poured, I kept silent and never did I sulk Jokes that you cracked with your pals, I often gave a smirk and ...