In the years I've known you time has passed.
Things have changed but friendships last...

A girl you have started,
A woman you have become...

I stand alone upon the street,
Pelted by the immersing rain...

I thought you were my friend
I thought you would care...

I know I hurt you
I can feel your pain...

I’m old enough now to take care of myself,
And I know you probably feel unneeded now...

Sometimes what I feel
Deep inside me is concealed...

I feel no part of me,
I feel a loss of stability...

I fear you have forgotten,
To look into my eyes...

I try to fool myself into believing I'm an adult
Maybe it's my errant emotions that are so...

Dear Soldier,
I know you believe in the red, white and blue...

I look at this world all around me,
With eyes scanning for possibility...