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.