All the memories.

As another month passes,
Another takes its place,
thirty days of missing you,
Of never seeing your face.

Looking through the photographs,
The happiest moments we ever shared,
the big presents and hugs u gave,
showed me you really cared.

We first met when we were seven,
In the school yard playing on the swings,
Wishing forever will stay the same,
Who knew what the future brings.

At my party when we were eight,
You didn't have any present to give,
Instead a hug that meant more than gifts,
Was the best present I've ever received.

On sports day when we were nine,
We ran in a race as a joke,
Playing and mucking around,
We went home drenched in coke.

At the airport when we were ten,
Crying and hugging, we said goodbye,
I moved to Australia that year,
Young as we were, I couldn't understand why.

At the end of the year, when I was eleven,
Going back to Singapore to see you all again,
The feeling of where I belonged,
Brought happiness that I wished would stay.

We spent one year apart when we were twelve,
Unable to return to Singapore,
But just knowing that you're doing okay,
Was a price I was willing to pay.

At the age of thirteen,
We went on a shopping spree,
Walking in and out every shop,
Spending all our saved money.

Standing around a coffin when we were fourteen,
Seeing our best friend past away,
Crying and shaking we couldn't understand why.
Making our speeches, we didn't know what to say

before we even turned fifteen,
i lost my next best friend,
that night you took the jump,
i thought to put my life at end.

I wrote this poem with wishes,
hoping someday they might come true,
Maybe if I prayed hard enough,
I'll end up back with you.

But again I'll say goodbye,
Knowing all your pain is gone,
I just wish I could wake up,
And find you here at home.

*this was written after a really close friend of 8 years, and it this point, i really felt hopeless*