Fallen Friendship

She moved away and I stayed here
and somewhat hard it's been,
to laugh and cry and be without,
my old and dearest friend.

I never, ever hear from her. 
No cards or calls come through.
For years I'd thought our friendship
was as strong as super glue.

First I fretted, then I worried,  
then I vowed until the end.
I would never treat her so,
this very favorite of my friends.

I'd call and chat like in the past
and things would seem just great.
But never did she call me back
no matter what the wait.

Time has worked its miracle 
and I no longer grieve.
For friendship stored in plastic bags; 
there's probably not much need.

Someday perhaps we'll dust it off, 
to see what time has done.
Have hungry moths been in the cloth
and 'holes' what it's become?

Can we still have our coffee hour, 
then sit there half the day?
Once we seemed inseparable, 
but now go separate ways.

"The proof is in the pudding",
as my mother always said.
The truth be known, I stand in fear,
our friendship's ‘pooped the bed’.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Laurie Avatar
April 17, 2015 at 8:37 PM
G'day Diane... Nicely written on a subject that leaves one searching for a reason why these kind of things happen. We almost feel guilty for something that has never happened. Perhaps the turning circle will right things in time - Lindsay
Lefebvre Avatar
April 18, 2015 at 10:08 PM
Our ages and the many miles between make that cup of coffee pretty unlikely Lindsay, but that is o.k. You on the other hand give me some rip roaring laughs when I read your offerings and I must get busy and comment on them individually. You always have a hook at the end of each poem and I look forward to that last line. Hard to keep from reading it in advance.
Hopper Avatar
April 17, 2015 at 2:03 PM
Heartbreaking write! I have been through a similar loss! Thanks for sharing! God bless!
Lefebvre Avatar
April 18, 2015 at 10:12 PM
Oh Anna, Thank you so much. Time is really the great healer isn't it? Then too, I think that perhaps God puts us in each others lives for a specific time and purpose and maybe both have been fulfilled, as to His wishes for my former friend and myself. If this be so, than so be it.
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