Friendship

Am I a bad friend?

Am I a bad friend?

The world collapsed in a single breath,

A sudden, jagged line of grey,

And in the hollow ache of death,

I reached for light to find my way.

I held the phone with shaking hands,

A tether to the life I knew,

And spoke the words I couldn\'t stand—

The truth that tore my heart in two.

He didn\'t ask or hesitate,

He didn\'t offer empty air;

He met the sudden, crushing weight

By simply choosing to be there.

The work, the road, the plans he made,

Dissolved into the quiet dark;

He left the noise to come and wade

Through grief that left a jagged mark.

And as he walked inside my door,

The silence didn\'t feel so wide;

He held the pieces on the floor,

The moment that you left and died.