I lost a friend
Not by arguing about boys or spilling her secrets
Not by drifting apart, because life had other plans
Not by moving further away so I would forget her
Although I wish I did
I lost a friend
Not by saying the wrong thing, or digging to deep in her life
Not by not listening to the things she said
Not by ignoring her cries for help
Although I wish I did
I lost a friend
To the boy who whispered so kindly in her ear
To the pills that always seemed near when twenty of him left, leaving her broken pieces
To the things I couldn't understand because I was young
Although I wish I did
I lost a friend
To the times that I should have warned her
But was too scared she wouldn't listen
To the times that I knew she would drown
But saving her would ruin our friendship
If I did
I might have saved
not a friend
From the grave
