Growing up we were inseparable
I knew you since we were toddlers
When you left I felt a gap in my heart
I was shy and reclusive
You were chatty and inclusive
You took into my introvert
Our conversation never dried up
We could talk for hours
Discussing about the hottest chick in class
You had this charm around girls
I still remember Sarah the girl I first kissed
I was too scared to speak to her
Your charm and swagger broke the ice
We were in 6th grade when it happened
Sarah was taller
You joked that the kiss was long distance
How I wish you were here in a instance
When you left I had no one to talk to
Do you still remember that day
When we came home half soaked in dust
We both got a serious hiding from our mothers
Or that date
When we got home late
We both received serious beatings from our mothers
There was no you or me
It was always us
It’s been a decade since I last saw you
You were my church mate
You were my desk mate
You were my school mate
You were my best mate
Our understanding was telepathic
When you left my life became static
It’s been a decade since you left
Remember Janet, the skinny, pimpled girl
Now she is model
All grown up, beautiful with flawless skin
Back in the day she was class banter
No one thought one day she would be sweeter than Fanta
But you saw potential in her
You befriended her
In the end she also became my friend
I remember the day you left me
It was sunny and warm
I saw you fly into the lucid sky
As you journeyed to Uncle Sam’s place
The first two years we remained in contact
But after that you went AWOL
Nowadays we rarely speak
I guess you got more hipper friends
How I wish you were here
We were twelve when you said good-bye
Now I can barely recognise you with that hair dye
How I wish that
Your mother hadn’t applied for that job
How I wish that
Your mother wasn’t given that job
How I wish that
Your mother hadn’t seen that job advert
How I wish dear friend
When you left
I became an orchestra without a conductor
When you left
I became Robin without Batman
When you left
I became a unicorn without a horn
When you left
I became Friday without Crusoe
I tried to play alone on the see-saw
But without you it was no fun
Or dear friend
All I wish you were here