3/16/2018

With shaky, timid hands, I gently lifted the framed photo from the wall. So many faces, so long ago. Most of them I hadn't seen in years.

My friends.

At least, they were...once.

I couldn't stop the tears welling in my eyes as I silently named each of them. We'd all been through so much together, years of stories to be told for years to come. But now it was just me.

With a heavy sigh, I began to sing to my friends long since passed.

Another turning point,
a fork stuck in the road.
Time grabs you by the wrist,
directs you where to go.

A smile creased my lips as I remembered our inside jokes and bantering.

So make the best
of this test and don't ask why...
It's not a question
but a lesson learned in time.

Hours upon hours of chatting online, of meme swapping, of gossiping about teachers behind their backs. We were always there for each other, no matter what. Through thick and thin, we were Misfits together.

It's something unpredictable,
but the in the end is right...

A tear slid down my cheek.

I hope you had the time of your life.