Good Bye

I recently had to say good bye to a friendship that lasted 13 years. This was born out of trying to explain why i need to move on. Sometimes paths fork and people choose to travel on alone.

Toe to Toe we measured the other

Hair to sandals and back again

Looking for a reflection of the friend we once loved

I started at your hazels eyes

And you in my browns 

I mimicked your smile and hoped you didn't see the results on my search

You were not the girl in denim

The girl that I cried to and shared all my stories

You were new

Different

But then again so was I

I was no longer the friend that made funny faces and made you laugh

I was no longer the girl that wrote letters and pasted notebooks

I was different

We were different

When did that happen?

In-between the cracks we slipped and slept though the change

Dreaming of past glory and bathing ourselves in the golden days of nostalgia

We awakened to find the differences were laid out like a new outfit for the first day of school

We no longer fit our old friendship

Someone has to be the first to tear the tags and burn the receipts

Someone has to be the start of the end

So I summon up my courage and square my shoulders

Eye to eye

I am going to miss you 

Reviews

[Confuser]

Crystal: This is a beautiful poem full of emotional impact; the imagery is sad, impactful and beautiful - Oh my, you are truly very talented. The way you built the poem from the beginning line, I barely blinked; maybe thinking too of a similar experience. Just fabulous writing; all the questions, the tiny details. Your descriptions are simply wonderful. Thanks...Dale

[Crystal Overmeyer-Birmingham]

Thank you! Its was hard one to write and harder to share. Thank you for the review

[Confuser]

You're welcome!

[Robert]

While reading this piece I was able to imagine that this was very emotional and a hard decision to make. You expressed your experience very well through your words, so the reader could understand. Good job.

[Julia Ledo]

Wow. Im speechless that last metaphor "the differences were laid out like a new outfit for the first day of school" wow. I've had to do the same to a few longstanding friendships in my life too. And as I'm reading I pray that this one friend i have and I will never have to come to this like i have with others. Love this poem

[Crystal Overmeyer-Birmingham]

Thank you. It was truly one of the hardest decisions i ever came across. Its still pretty fresh in my life but i know it was for the best and know both of us are happier now that its over.

[RAP]

Friends do rather drift apart after some years intervene. No sense cutting the ties completely; but definitely things can never be the same. Good that you shared your free verse thoughts with us.

[Crystal Overmeyer-Birmingham]

Thank you. yeah i normally would totally agree with you about not cutting ties, but this friendship was pretty toxic.