I Left a Friend Behind

For Sarah.

Two girls in a sand box

playing with the sand

one was white

one was tan.

 

They grew up

playing with the sand

one grew green

one grew land.

 

The land was made

to take her away

to a far off place

were unicorns play.

 

The green grew tall

to jungle with prey

to kill and eat

to live another day.

 

The two big girls

would laugh away

every one

every day.

 

But one girl stopped

and walked away

to sit and sleep

in the shade.

 

The other one went

along with it

but she wanted

somthing different.

 

Pale as snow

and grass as green

left her best friend

crying in the stream.

 

Author's Note

I'm sorry Sarah, I had to. I had moved on to another place, and I couldn't lie to you any more. I'm sorry.

Reviews

[MiidniightSoul]

A powerful poem. Very beautifully written. Emotional. Thanks for sharing

[carla]

there as a very strong emotion. it puts tears in my eyes because i know how hard it is to leave someone behind. its very good i love it.

You get the regret across very well. I'm not a poet so all I can really help with is spelling and punctuation. Each new line should (probably) start with a capital letter. You missed the 'e' in 'something' in the last line of the second-last stanza. Good poem, though.