The Friend I Left Behind

Everything at one point seemed to be perfect,
The sun shining over me,
The cool summer breeze,
Sweet flower scents filling the air; a world from a magical fairy tale,

The day I said good by, you watched me leave,
Heavy, dark clouds rolled in
A winter chill froze my skin
And the scent was gone; flowers withered, replaced by dirt so stale.

Days go by so slowly and dull with no end to this aching pain in sight,
Not one day passes where I don’t remember and crave the golden light.

Years pass and I’m trying to let go, but I can’t.
The darkness is pulling me away, but I won’t.

As soon as I saw you, thought I was going to cry.
As luminous as ever, my sun in the bright blue sky,

The scenery I once had returns, and I know every thing is going to be okay.
By the way you're smiling with tears in your eyes, I can tell you feel the same.

My voice is gone; you are not saying a single word.
Pieces of us are healing as if they were never torn.

I understand, though you have not even told me,
I smile as I’m blown away by the winds of empathy.

Looking into your dark eyes that blaze with an unrecognizable fire and strength,
Though I want to believe you are just the same, I know you have grown different.

I want you to know you’ve stained my heart,
But time has pulled us so far apart.

I longed for you to always be by my side
But sooner or later, most dreams die.

Never going to forget you, not for a second, not for a minute, not ever.
We should watch over each other from a distance; that would be better.