How A Friendship Dies

I seem to always lose those I've come to call friends.

You can't force inspiration, I've come to find.
It can't be seen, only felt, and never defined.
But when it strikes, it's like lightning against your soul.
A light in the tunnel, a way out of the darkened hall.
You're just the instrument, filling out your destined role.
Deeply personal, utterly apart, it's time to risk it all.

You came into my life, like a calm before the blaze.
Yet the calm has passed, and now my heart you'll raze.
Do you remember? We met inside that timeless place.
I remember. We met inside a time when all was pain.
Now you've turned your back, forgotten my voice, my face.
Despite all the blood, sweat, and tears, I'd do it again...

I see so clearly now, this is it, we've reached our end.
There's nothing left between us, my dearest friend.
The humor's run dry, the ties that bind have come loose,
The bonds of love have run out, as all can see.
Left. Right. Right. Left. Put our necks into the noose.
Just a simple kick, a step too far, we'll both be free.

Even now that it's just empty words, and there's nothing left to do,
I still can't help but see how my life would be with you.
Perhaps a life full of love, just isn't in the cards.
Perhaps a life full of joy, isn't meant to be ours.
Smash the picture, just so many shards.
Count down the seconds, while hope festers and sours.

There's no longer a pretense of youth, it was a ruse.
We both know now that there's nothing left to lose.
Look into your heart, it's time to move on,
Face the music, and say our goodbyes 
There's no fight left, and now hope is gone.
And this, my readers, is how a friendship dies...

Author's Note

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