A Lost Star
I remember the first hug you gave me out of joy
Second grade
You made it to the art show
Your smile made me smile for weeks
That night we went to the park
The one across the street
You loved to sit on the top of the tallest slide
It was our tower
We sat there until your mom called you home
I remember looking into your eyes
Blue like the morning sky
Visible even in the dark of the night
You were my day in the night
I remember the first hug you gave me out of fear
Fifth grade
We were walking home
We both missed the bus
There was fresh snow with more falling down
You were slipping
Your eyes were wide with fear
You were falling
But I caught you
You held onto me so tight
You wouldn’t let go until we got to the park
We stayed there
We didn’t go home until 11:30pm that day
You wanted to see the stars
The stories you would tell me
The more alive the stars became
I remember the first hug you gave out of sadness
Junior year
You got called down to the office
We were in history class
When you came back
I saw you fall to the ground
I couldn’t catch you
You fell so fast I couldn’t get out of my chair in time
The teacher let me sit with you in the hallway
No words came out of your mouth
All you did was hug me
Hugged me so tight
I couldn’t breathe
But you needed me and I was not going to let you go
You passed me a note
Asking to meet
I had to sneak out that night
But I got to see you
You asked if I remembered the stories you told about the stars
The knights of the night
I couldn’t forget
You brought the stars to life
You tried to hide your tears
Your eyes were lights from miles away
But tonight, they were cloudy
The moon pulled the ocean from your eyes
I hugged you
I hugged you out of fear
I hugged you with everything I had
I hugged you to tell you I loved you
You laid in my arms on top of the slide
You wanted to hear a story with the stars
Just like you had done before
I told a story
The story of the two kids
The two kids who would search the world
For answers to life's greatest wonders
You fell asleep in my arms
I carried you home
Before I let go
You hugged me like never before
The emotion unexplainable
It was confusion
It was sadness
It was love
And it was the last
I remember the last hug you gave me
Little had I known at the time it was the last
You weren’t at school the next day
Your mother didn’t answer the door
Your father didn’t return my calls
You were gone