Teri Lyn Smith
She
is leaving me soon
My
very best friend
And pursuing a different life
They
will not be the same my days
Without
her near
I
should be glad
She
deserves the change
But I
am selfish and greedy for her company
Oh
such a lovely friend is she
Caring
and loyal
I do
not want to let her go
But
she insists there is where she belongs
Twenty
years I have known her
Much
younger we both were when we met
Her
eyes would laugh and tempt me to play
Always
successful in making me smile
Happy
to know her as my friend
I
tell her to stay awhile longer
Play
the games we used to play
But
she has found another friend
And
his eyes offer warmth and comfort
A
kind of love she has never know before
I
will her to stay with me
I
want to bar the door
But
she is fading as we speak
And
her future looms in the distance
I
say, “I will not like your new friend
He
is cruel to take you away from me”
But
that is a lie
His
sweetness and peace make me know
There
is where she needs to be
The
days pass swiftly as we wait
Her
departure date is set not far off
With
all things considered
I
wish to help her pack the memories of us
Into
the cardboard boxes
But
the richness of them weighs me down
My
friend you are like arms to me
Like
a comfortable quilt full colored and warm
But
now ready to encircle another
What
will I do when you are gone away?
Will
I be welcomed into your new world?
As a
friend or an intruder
I
worry about this
If I
close my eyes will this all go past?
Like
some fitful dreamers darkest hour?
Will
you still love me as you have?
Am I
still your dearest one?
No I
doubt this for you have another
To
love and to hold
A
new friend to take my place
How
can I not be saddened by this thought?
Yet
the look in your eyes
Has
only made me long to be like you
To
be you at this moment
I
cannot take that away from you
I
will not take that away from you
I
will let him take you away from me
And
I will watch through my tears as you go
“Good
life” my sweetest cherished one
“Good
life” my dearest friend
“Good
bye” my girl child, my only daughter