A Song, My Earphones

Friendship meant something years ago

Laughter and joy

Long chats and sharing secrets

Then I grew older

Friends started to scatter

I found myself alone

Longing for a friend to rescue me

In time I looked within

A song, my earphones

Would all I really need

I found that I stopped needing a friend

But even more than that

What happened

Was I forgot in time

How to be a friend

I couldn’t impress or empathize

Couldn’t remember birthdays or make them smile

I couldn’t make the effort to make them happy

I retreated into me

And turned knowingly to the

Friend in me