Who Will Be There For You?

Coffee dates with friends

Late night talks with them

Home-cooked dinner with family

Random topics with them

You savor the feeling

Such a warm feeling

You close your eyes with a smile

With the moon’s light as you sleep tight

**

Then one morning you wake up

You call them for a meal

You invite them for a coffee

But nobody replied

Others had denied

Moments later, you realize

They’re all gone

They’ve moved on

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Some waved goodbye

Some smiled with their meaningful eyes

Others simply walk ahead

They all had and have to leave

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You’re left all alone

Your favorite coffee shop isn’t that cozy anymore.

The kitchen became more spacious

You always knew times like this would come

And it comes unannounced

You are caught unprepared

Their living makes you bared

**

Bared to their memories

Bared to their absence

Bared to a lesson

And to a realization

A realization that you are on your own

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You're not that naive

You’re expecting this

You’ve prepared for this

People come and go as the seasons do

You thought you were ready for this

But you can never be ready to a goodbye

**

As painful and poignant as it may be

All you can do is take their memory

The memories you all created

The memories that you all treasured

Those times when laughing came easy

And crying was less hard

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They may have all gone

But you have the best company-you

Listen to yourself just like you listen to them- intently

Give advice to yourself just like you do to them- passionately

Be kind to yourself just as you sit with them- patiently

Be your own best friend just as you are to them — constantly

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Fill your lungs with gratitude

Take a breath with peace

Keep their memories close to your heart

As you also tread your own path

You on your own may seem scary

But you on your own may be your sanctuary

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