Written February 2008.
the flames of friendship that burn the brightest
are often the ones that weigh the lightest
don’t you recall how i said it would end?
before they break, they often bend
a few missed calls to give me a clue
and canceled plans to see it through
all friendships carry along expiration dates
love for another can wither away at alarming rates
now i see with you and me there’s nothing left to burn
i realize i’m abandoned and my stomach does churn
i’ll sit in stillness and watch this flame burn away
and mourn my loss ‘cause you didn’t care to stay
i often wonder if you wonder if i’m all right
or if it’s just out of mind since i’m out of your sight
or just maybe you could care less about my situation
from mentoring my life to utter capitulation
so if you are still in the interest of caring
i’ll let you in on how i’ve been faring
i’ve been doing quite all right, i’ve been making it okay
i did it despite your absence, i made it through each day
and maybe you gave up on my plight a little too soon
‘cause now that i’ve left i’ve started to bloom
and perhaps you left my life just a little to early
for if you were with me now you’d be proud so surely
but this wick has burned so blindly at both ends
there’s no hope for reconciliation, no chance for amends
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