Once Upon A Time, A Friend

2024 Mar 23


Once Upon A Time, A Friend
A poem about a few different old friends I don't hear from anymore, people I miss.

Once upon a Time, we were friends,
Going on adventures of our own
Until the lengthy summer day ends
Exploring the known and unknown

Once upon a Time, you showed me how
To know certain parts of myself
I would not know who and what I am now
If you weren't there to bare yourself

Once upon a Time, not long in the past,
I might have been in love with you
In any case I thought our time would last
But I guess you didn't think so too

Once upon a Time, we spent many a night,
Adventures up past three o'clock,
Every dark hour basking in your light,
I guess I wasn't taking stock

Once upon a Time, you were special to me,
The kind of friend most folks don't get,
I thought I had told you, and made you see,
But I guess that you forget

Once upon a Time, we always opened up
About whatever had come to mind,
Creating tiny worlds in the space between us,
Something special you can't just find

Once upon a Time, we had met there,
In a place that no longer exists,
Even in such a place you were quite rare,
The stuff of which my dreams consist

Once upon a Time, no longer,
You would always hear my call,
But I guess you changed your number
Now I guess we're not friends at all



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