To a friend

Some people come into your life as acquainances, some as friends. Some become so much more! Those friends who become family.

What have we become?

We used to be so close

You were my rock

The shoulder I needed

The strength to keep me strong

A laugh to stop my tears

A hug to stop my fears

The friend among friends

The vault for my ideas

The voice of all reasons

But something changed

Is it me?

Did I lose you?

I’ve always been there

And I always will

But you don’t call on me

Like you had before

Your name isn’t on my phone

As often as it had

Is this the product

Of choices I have made

I count on your support

Your opinion matters to me

Where did we break away?

Did I do something wrong?

Did I break your trust?

Please, please tell me

In a world of friends

You were the best

You are the best

My partner in crime

But this distance…

This unceremonious fall

It cuts like a knife

In a world of fakes

Our friendship was real

I miss your laugh

I miss your smile

Do you?

So this is my plea

To be the friend to me

Like you used to be

For I haven’t forgotten

The debt of gratitude

That I owe to you

For you aren’t a friend

You are my family