So Long, My Friend

Isn't it funny how quickly we move on...

So long, my friend
It's so hard to say goodbye
When all my words of comfort are a lie
I'm not saying I don't miss you now
But I'll forget you
Eventually, we all do

So long, my friend
I'd like to say you live on
In all our memories
But I know that a day will come
When not one of us remembers you
It's sad, but it's true

So long, my friend
Today we'll tell ourselves it's what you'd have wanted
Just so we can live through tomorrow
But I don't remember you quite so selflessly
I remember a voice yearning to be heard
A name not wishing to be forgotten

So long, my friend
Tears wetten our faces now
But soon they will dry
And you will surely sigh
At how quickly we forgot
That you ever were anything more than a passing thought

So long, my friend
We say we loved you
But how could we have
When we're so ready to toss your memories aside
To forget in this life you ever did reside
Just to lessen our own pain

So long, my friend
There's not much more I have to say
Just remember that there was once a day
Before I cast you away
When what I said was true
I loved you

Author's Note

I hope you enjoyed my writing. Thank you for taking the time to read my work, and have a pleasant day/night.