A quiet space where laughter used to bloom, Now echoes with a silence, deep and vast. My best friend gone, swallowed by the gloom, Memories like shadows, holding ever fast. Each shared secret, every knowing glance, A tapestry of moments, finely spun, Now unravels in a sorrowful dance, Beneath a sky where your bright star has run. The world keeps turning, colors still appear, But tinted now with shades of what's no more. A hollow ache, a constant, silent tear, For conversations we can't have, or store. I search for you in every familiar place, A phantom presence, just beyond my sight, Longing for the comfort of your embrace, To banish this unending, lonely night. Though grief may weigh heavy, a crushing stone, Your spirit lives within the love we shared. A bond unbroken, truly and deeply known, A friendship cherished, beyond all compared. You taught me much, you helped me truly see, And though you're absent, you are never gone. A part of you will always live in me, Until we meet again, beyond the dawn.