Faded Friendships

Childhood friendships dwindle away so fast

Caught beneath the dead hand of the past

It fades like the photos on our shelves

With no one left to blame but ourselves



We didn't know what we'd had until it was gone

And it breaks my heart to see you so withdrawn

Did I ever tell you how sorry I feel?

And all of this, now, seems so unreal



I wish I had been a better friend

But I was too young to comprehend

The terror inside your mind and delve

Into the dark shadows, I was only twelve.



I look at you now and wish I had been there

Perhaps I could lift you from your despair

The loss of childhood, come too soon

As we slept beneath the cold, full moon



There's a wall between us that I can't tear down

So I can save you before you drown

In your thoughts so dreary and dark

By being the lantern; a distant spark.



Is there's nothing I can do for you now?

Lost friend, if there is please tell me how

Because I miss the way we used to be

When you would smile and hold hands with me



But those days are gone forever it seems

For you are haunted by your dreams

And I was too immature to understand

Instead of running I should've held your hand