But Forever Ended Then

We sat and gossiped
Braided each others hair
We said best friends forever
But forever ended there

I wondered why you weren't in school
No one would tell me what was going on
What was happening i didn't know
Where had my best friend gone?

I finally found out
At school that one day
The counselor called me in
And said Taylor has passed away

"How" I cried
Tears streaming from my eyes
"Some guys missed their target,
She's now an angel in the skies"

I was upset and broken
My friend died of gang vi*lence
I spoke out against it
I would not be silenced

I did what I could
Even at my young age
I have filled up memory journals
Until the last page

I talk to you
As if you are still there
Sitting on my bed
Us braiding each other's hair