Fading Bonds: The Bittersweet Echo of Lost Friendships

In life's relentless march, we part our ways,

As time unfurls its tapestry of days,

Once friends so close, like stars in night's embrace,

Now distant memories, in separate space.

As we grew older, paths began to sway,

The bonds we shared, they slowly slipped away,

The laughter, tears, the secrets we'd confide,

Now echo faintly, in the recesses of the mind.

Our friendship circle, once so vast and grand,

Now a smaller ring, upon life's shifting sands,

We've seen dear faces fade into the night,

Lost in the ebbing waves of life's cruel flight.

With each passing year, we learn to bear the cost,

Of moments lost and friendships truly crossed,

For in the gentle whisper of time's song,

We find that life's a tapestry of right and wrong.

The pains we feel, as ties begin to fray,

Remind us of the price we often pay,

To grow and change, to spread our wings and soar,

Yet yearn for those we loved in days of yore.

But let us not forget, in loss's bitter sting,

The memories we carry, like treasures, they cling,

In the chambers of our hearts, they still reside,

A testament to the love we cannot hide.

Though we may part, our paths may diverge,

The bonds we formed, they never fully purge,

For in the tapestry of life, we find,

Our connections, forever etched in the fabric of time.