Friends I've lost

I didn’t always notice when it changed…

until it was already gone

we used to talk like it was nothing

same jokes, same space, same something

didn’t think it would ever fade

just assumed it would always stay

you knew me in a simple way

part of my world in everyday

not perfect, not always deep

just someone I used to keep

I thought that was enough…

but people still leave

friends I’ve lost, I still remember

names that fade but don’t go under

not all endings come with pain

some just quietly change

friends I’ve lost, I still see you

in moments I don’t know what to do

you don’t stay, but you don’t erase

you just slip into another place

some left slow, some left fast

some became a part of the past

no big fight, no final line

just less and less over time

I still think about the ones

who were there when I was young

or when everything felt too much

and they made it feel less tough

not everyone is meant to stay…

but it still hurts anyway

friends I’ve lost, I still remember

like echoes I can’t surrender

not all endings feel like loss

but I still feel what it cost

friends I’ve lost, you’re still there

in quiet thoughts I never share

you don’t stay, but you don’t leave

not fully gone from me

maybe that’s just how it goes

people come and people go

but I didn’t know it would feel like this

a list of names I still miss

friends I’ve lost, I don’t forget

even when I don’t admit it yet

some were small, some meant more

some I still look for

friends I’ve lost, I still care

even if you’re not there

not everything is meant to last

but it still lives in my past

I don’t lose people all at once…

I lose them in pieces