My Run Away Best Friend

The day I got that phone call
Was the worst day in many years
I thought I'd been through worse
But what proved me wrong were my tears.

I couldn't control them anymore
They raced down my face
My heart then had stopped
My mind began to race.

I was trying to think of places
Where you might possibly be
Trying to come up with reasons
You would run away and leave me.

I got sick to my stomach
The worst pounding in my head
I raced out the door to look for you
Hoping you would be safely asleep in your bed.

But knowing that wasn't the case
And you were out alone at night
Scared me so much more
Than you could possibly think right.

I thought I lost my best friend
Because you had been missing for hours on end
My heart was already broken
Something I knew I couldn't mend.

I prayed, hoped, and wished
For them to finally find you
I couldn't sleep that night
I was restless without knowing you were safe too.

So I lied wide awake in bed
And quietly cried and cried
Not wanting to think bad thoughts
But still wishing you hadn't died.

If I had lost a friend like you
My world would come crashing down
I wouldn't even try to fake a smile
On my face I'd always wear a frown.

I kept getting more calls
Wanting to know if I had any more news
I kept saying no while crying
Because you I couldn't loose.

I honestly can't explain
The fear rushing through my thoughts
But I drifted off to sleep
The amount of worries in my head were lots.

The next morning I still hadn't heard
So I was dreading that day
When I received a new text
Saying you were okay!

My nerves began to calm
My thoughts turned from bad to good
I really wanted to see you
I just wished you could.

Like I said once
That night was the scariest ever
You will always be my best friend
I will loose you, never.

So please don't run away again
Because that might make me die
And if that thought runs through your mind
Tell me, and don't lie.

**This poem is dedicated to my best friend in the whole wide world, Cora. She ran away and was missing for 6 hours. Turns out she was hiding in the woods and showed up at a near by Kroeger. I don't know what I would have done if I had lost her. I am just grateful for her safe return and I want her to know if she is ever feeling that there's a need to do that again that I will always be here for her. I love you Cora.