Because You’re My Friend

Because You’re My Friend

Although you are gone,

You still live on.

Your smile and laughter will fade,

As the waves of time smooth

The sharp edges of my memories.

Minor details of our time together will become obsolete,

As long as I can hold on to the love I feel for you today.

You were on this Earth so briefly,

And I knew you even shorter still,

Yet my life was made so much brighter,

Just because I could call you my friend.

I can never thank you for what you’ve done for me.

Words cannot even begin to describe,

How much you have changed my life for the better,

Just because I could call you my friend.

I would like to think that your death has some meaning;

That you were called for some greater purpose.

Be that as it may,

It left us all grieving with not but fond memories,

Us who all call you our friend.

     This poem is for my friend Cindy, who passed away one year ago today.  She will never really be gone, not as long as those who remain carry her with them.  I know I will.