I miss you
Like I missed
The first tooth I ever lost
Awaking terrified at night,
A thin film of sweat
Clinging, beading at the edges of my forehead
My tongue lodged
Desperately
In the gap where the tooth once was.
You were the friend I had
Before I could even grasp the meaning of it’s worth.
All who knew me
Knew of you
And what you meant to me; all encompassing
Swallowing me whole
In my entirety,
My friend.
And now, as the years have taken their toll,
On me, on you and of whatever ‘us’ we shared
I can’t help
But stare in horror
At you
Being pulled inside
The pertrifying purgatory
That exists
Between being a beloved friend
And a complete stranger.