Memories

I stood there staring at the doorway,
Remembering everything that happened there.
Wishing it would all come back,
Wishing that somehow, you would still care.

I walked around the camp house,
And looked into the trees.
I saw a clubhouse, good as new,
As a tear rolled down my cheek.

I heard the laughter in our voices,
Saw the smile upon your face.
As i looked back on the memories we made,
My heart found a comforting place.

I walked into your bedroom,
And found it empty, but not for long.
I visualized the furniture,
And the happiness wasn't gone.

I saw us wrestling on the floor,
And heard the radio loud and clear.
The warmth of your love came back to me,
And it felt like you were really here.

As i walked into the living room,
I saw a tent, made of blankets and sheets.
Underneath it we just lie there,
Watching a scary movie, only taking peeks.

We told ghost stories after that,
Then walked around outside in the dark.
You grabbed me and i jumped so high,
I can still feel the increasing beat of my heart.

We sat on the swing and talked for hours,
Trying to go as high as we could.
I realized the swing wasn't there anymore,
And if i could swing, i definitely would.

I sat where your trampoline used to be,
And imagined jumping up and touching the oak tree.
Rolling around in the grass i remembered,
That now it was only me.

I walked to the old abandoned house,
And dug through our secret things.
Reading our treasures silently,
Drifting off into such happy memories.

I leaned against the bridge,
And imagined playing in the mud.
Just like we always used to do,
We had so much damn fun.

I walked back to that old empty yard,
And hid behind a tree.
I waited for you to come looking,
But you never came to find me.

I curled up where your bed used to be,
And cried and wished for you.
Imagined you lying next to me,
But i knew it wasn't true.

It was just a memory, all memories now.
Nothing that was once there is there anymore.
Not the smiling faces, not the painful tears,
Just the memories of what it was like before.

Before you had to move away,
Before you had to leave.
Before you left my life,
When it was only you and me.

Friends forever, no matter what.
Through anything, you'd be here.
And you may not be here anymore,
But i will always hold our memories dear.

Close to my heart, sealed with a kiss,
And forever there to stay.
No matter what happens between us,
The memories will never go away...