I can’t let it go

These feelings we may share

Can’t let anyone know.

Often dreaming of past times

Kids playing silly games

Late night games of hide and seek

All night ghost stories

Scared me not to sleep!

Late night phone calls

Laughter and joy

Best friends forever

A dear ear to lend

A shoulder to cry on

Teenage gossip

Boyfriends/girlfriends

Came and went

Jealous friend looking in

Tears of a break up

Shoulder to cry on

Graduation tears

Smiles on the outside

Fear within

New schools

Thousands of miles away

Separated

Longing for the comfort

Of a familiar shoulder

A friendly smile, embrace

Growing apart

Fear of losing each other

As they move on,

Thinking less of the times spent

The late night talks

Middle school lunches

Spanish and choir classes

And hide and seek in the dark.