A friend

We used to laugh under midnight skies,

Shared our dreams and stupid lies.

Built a world with just our names,

Now it's ash and silent flames.

You said forever—guess you lied,

Left me standing, hollow-eyed.

What we had, you threw away,

Now I live in yesterday.

I still hear your voice in the rain,

Like echoes tangled up in pain.

You were my brother, now you're gone,

And I'm just trying to hold on.

To the ghost of you, I talk at night,

In my mind, we still make it right.

But every day’s just shades of gray—

Since you walked away.

I replay every moment, every fall,

The way you smiled before it all.

I never saw the knife you hid,

Behind the laughs, the things you did.

I would've bled to keep you safe,

But you chose pride over grace.

Now I'm stuck in this empty room,

Counting friends lost to the gloom.

I still hear your voice in the rain,

Like echoes tangled up in pain.

You were my brother, now you're gone,

And I'm just trying to hold on.

To the ghost of you, I talk at night,

In my mind, we still make it right.

But every day’s just shades of gray—

Since you walked away.

Maybe one day, I’ll forgive,

But for now, I just exist.

In the ruins of what we knew,

Still haunted by the best of you.

I still hear your voice in the rain,

It’s not anger now—it’s just pain.

You were my brother, you were my guide,

Now I face the world you left behind.

To the ghost of you, I raise a toast,

To the friend I lost, the one I miss most.

And maybe one day, I’ll find my way—

But not today.