Imaginary Friend

Remember when you were young? The days when we played tag and you won And challenged each other to who could hold pop rocks the longest on their tongue The days I wish I could go back to, and cherish them forever As now you don’t seem to notice me, as I turned into an observer I was only invisible to everyone but you But it seems as though you find me transparent too And the days that flew by, Oh I wish you knew How much I desire for you to return to being you Because you’re not you What happened to the giggling kid I one came to know? The one I would find playing hilariously in the snow With on simple rain boots and a baggy poncho Even though your mum said not to, we didn’t care and we would go Now look at you Laying idle in bed Except for crying over some guy you had just met You never thought to come to me- or to anyone really Instead you attempt to take comfort in your own self-pity It breaks my heart to see you so young yet this depressed Standing beside you, seeing that you have nothing left And the tears that fall and stain your pillowcase, Oh, I wish you would just save them for your wedding day You will grow up and get through the hard times And that’s the truth so don’t believe anything over wise And I will become a memory, of your beloved childhood days The ones that you favoured, but sped by in a haze Even though we promised to have each other’s back on no end, I suppose I’m easy to forget For I’m just an