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Every time we would hang out

I'd recollect tears of joy

We've been best friends since school

Since before I turned fifteen

Do you remember

When the police found me?

After I ran away

It was your mum who took me in

The night before

I returned to my family

The smiles we shared that night

And the stories we told

The hours we spent playing together

I knew what we had

Was something very special

And during Covid

We would see each other

Every day

Sharing our interest in music

Going to the CD store

And walking for hours on end

Your smile was contagious

When you were round mine

My parents heard me laugh

For the first time in years

They loved you...

In August 2021

I cried over your shoulder

For the first time

You heard my struggle

And my cry for help

Now time has moved on

After years of friendship

Things took a turn

Your faith in god

And my faith in self

Has took it's turn

Now you don't want to see me

After six years

Of fond memories

Why did you have to leave?

Why did you have to hurt me?

I can't let you go