friends for fifty-two years

then one day

you wake up

and you are airbrushed out of their life

no warning

no hint of friendship lost

did you really know the other

then the memories flood in

you think was it all for naught

you fight for its meaning

its relevance

where did the truth in it lie

how does one just walk away

no explanation

just silence

and once again

we are drawn into the abyss

searching for God to answer

well-meaning people will say

“she is on her own journey,

just leave it be…”

but they are not feeling what I am feeling

the gift that was lost

how did I fail

did I not honor friendship

what happened to loyalty

Jonathan and David is etched in my mind

well-meaning people will say

“get over it…move on”

many are uncomfortable with another person’s sorrow

and, so, I am left alone

until another tomorrow