“Time is a healer” they say,
It takes away the pain,
Much like how sunshine
Evaporates the rain.

So why is there an aching
Deep within my chest?
Why do tears still well up
Years after you were laid to rest?

For some, they can forget
And let those memories fade away;
For others they still linger,
It’s like you died just yesterday.

Sometimes I get reminded
Of what you used to say or do;
Perhaps a familiar song
Pricks a warm memory anew.

No photograph is needed
As your image lives in my heart;
A friend is not forgotten,
Friends stay, they cannot depart.