Tried, but..

Tried in vain to

catch the moment in folded palms
Forever the same...can it freeze in time ?

let the laughter ring...last and just be
A withering hope.. will it echo later in hollow moments of empty promises and futile hopes?

let the faces be sketched in memory
A salvage ...to summon when memory fades until it fails?

to bite away the pain..
for more often that not
you can never know the last you..
would be enquired about,
matter to someone to be shown how much,
belong somewhere,
get a smile, a hug unasked for,
have a shoulder to cry on,
have a compatriot to share a joke,
can be yourself.

to be grateful
to know this is the last.