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She used to be my best friend Something I never thought could change There for each other through everything Life without her seems so strange No favor too big No feeling too small Best of friends for 40 years I thought we’d survived it all. But she walked away without a word My heart smashed against the rocks And now all I have are tainted memories and My friendship in a box. Photos spanning all those years, 100 s of cards and letters of affection All packed away along with the hurt Too painful to even mention I resist the temptation to recall my faith For fear I might once again believe In a friendship so enduring and safe Recollection could only serve to deceive I can only conclude that it was all a lie So tired of always wondering why It just sits on a shelf collecting dust Like my heart it needs no locks The desire to ever trust again is as sealed away as My friendship in a box. So rare a thing To love someone and accept them For exactly who they are To love them despite their flaws; the apparent and hidden scars I was in awe Of what we had What a fool to feel so secure Don’t ever want to be best friends again There’s no way to make it pure. It sits on a shelf collecting dust Like my heart it needs no locks The desire to ever trust again is as sealed away as My friendship in a box. No explanation in these many years No apology or accusation Just a dismissal of all I thought to be true Like it was a figment of my imagination But I have the proof of undying love and trust Despite the lesson in hard knocks It’s all packed away with my bitter heart My friendship in a box.
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