We were buds
Inseparable
As kids

Laughing, talking, playing
Never ending grins

But then you went away
So, so far
Half a world away

Years passed
We got older,
Made new friends and memories

Then you came back to me
I was ignorant
Believing you would be the same
I was wrong, so so wrong

You weren’t the same little boy
I had known,
Had spent years with
As friends

But I’m not that same little girl
You had known
Had spent years with
As friends

We had become teenagers,
Lost in expectations

You had forgotten,
Forgotten all the times we had,
Together

Our smiles
Our laughs
Our games
Our joy

Your eyes no longer remember me
No longer a friend
Only a stranger

But I still remember
I remember the landing made of lava
Your house, your face
Your smile

I clung to the memories
My childhood lifeline

But you let go
Forgetting our friendship

Our childhood bond
Broken
Beyond repair

I expected my friend back
But now I just want
The time back