Bygones

For the people I once called my friends

Nothing lasts forever, so why the loose ends

For some goodbyes are better left unsaid

They be the reason for a hope that stays

For every person who once had my back

Through thick and thin, looked out for me

Whom do we fool here, did we really care?

Reckon, we did not, no one ever truly does

It hurts my heart, not because I regret

For we have lessons solely for us to grow

Moving on, I'll grow, knowing you were one

And collapsed lay pillars that held us high

As we part our ways, truth today I shall say

While you talk, look into the person's eyes

They say a lot more than words ever will

“I'm fine”, is a simple mask to hide behind

While their eyes scream a different story

Pay attention, be caring enough, read them

Killing an inch a time, to hold back the tears

If only you could hold their hand in yours

Couldn't you breathe soothing words a few

Needed not much to ease that heartache

Cries unheard by deafening self-occupancy

Friendly bygones wouldn't save us anyway