A stunning journey, 5 decades long, suddenly snatched away from me
It has never been ‘You’ it has never been ‘I’
It was always ‘Us’ and it was always ‘We’
I have been a mainstay, ever-present, and someone to believe in
You shunned me when I was most vulnerable
You left me hurt, and you left me grieving
Grieving for his passing, grieving for what we once had
Too emotional to be selfish
Too distraught to be mad
I thought you would want me, I was waiting for your call
I thought you would need me
To talk you through it all
I thought it went without saying, I thought it was set in stone
Of course, you would involve me
We should never struggle alone
Do ships in the night, not wave to one another?
Do soldiers leaving for war
Not stop to hug their Mother?
Why so abrupt? And why so cruel?
So thoughtless so heartless
Discarded like a broken tool
What about the bonds? And what about the nostalgia?
Why all the shade and whispers?
Embrace me, make me prouder
5 decades worth of unity, where I never left your side
5 decades of love and respect
Holding you when you cried
When it reached its conclusion and when it mattered the most
Tears filled our eyes
And you looked straight through me like a ghost
Judgement day was upon us, and you were right there in my heart
Only to be ignored and dropped
As our friendship fell apart
Was it all for nothing? How could you be so cold?
A tragic waste of what we had built
A beautiful story left untold
Now the curtains draw together, I cannot believe this is the end
Goodbye to a lifetime of memories
Goodbye to my dear friend.
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