My Dear Friend

Even months later,

Pain flares within my heart

And tears rise to my hazelnut eyes

With the mere thought of you

I scroll past pictures of you daily

But I can't stand to look at them

It all hurts too much

To see when you were content,

When you were alive

And here with me

For 17 years, we were together

It seems like such a long time,

But so fleeting all the same

There are still many days

My mind is occupied with you

Amidst all the remaining grief,

I feel as if I'm drowning in a pit of despair

I want you to come back,

Even if just for a day

But that's not how the world works, right?

There are no second chances at life

And somehow, I'll always be empty

Without you