Style: Poetry
Statement: On friends graduating.
On the first week of June
On a clear blue-sky day
When you wake up with eagerness
And wear your fancy clothes,
You'll walk down the bright velvet carpet
Onto a perfect stage
And leave with a perfect piece of paper,
One with your perfect name on it
What you'll probably forget
Is that you've left me behind
Stuck with all the memories
Until I too walk down that red-carpeted aisle
In fancy clothes, the addition of high heels
Or I'll choose to rock your favorite Nike On the same day you left me two years ago
I don't know what in this city is left here for me
Because you'll be gone, this town will be bleak and rainy
And all the days will have lost its color
Why couldn't you have taken me with you?
Along with all of your books and all of your shoes?
In those moments, I'll have to remind myself
That you didn't really leave after all
You've left many things for me here
To remember you as I walk less in fear
Memories knickknacks and text messages
The sunshine on a foggy day
And hopes for the future
I'll grow up quickly, just you watch and see
Then I can finally say "Wait for me"
Because you won't really be gone
I can always see you, even if it's just in my head
Even if you forget everything and leave,
A part of you is etched on my heart’s sleeve
Because here on Earth with all our favorite memories,
There still exists what you left for me
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