She flew through the window
So far and so fast
Away from the dream
She'd been dreaming
She flew to the stars
She danced with the moon

She flew with the dreamers
As they lit up the sky
She flew through the day
And into the night

She had an adventure,
She never looked back

You were there
For fifteen years
Looking out for me
All the way
You cared for me
When I was down
And my heart
Had broken in two
We'd sit sipping tea
Looking back on our lives
And how we used to be

But now
We're growing up
And I'm glad to have you
By my side
As lovely a friend can be

So now let me help you
In your dark times of stress
Just as you
Have cared for me
I'll pick you up
And tuck you in
And make sure
You're safe as can be

I'll be here for you
Whenever you need
And we won't let the world
Get us down
I'll hold you quite close
As close as can be

As close as friends could be

What if*
You fell in love
With a person you'd never met
No face-to-face
No conversation
But they seemed like a wonderful being

What if
You wrote secret letters
To this person you'd never met
Some were embarrassing
And others were funny
And you sealed each one with a kiss

What if
You hid them away
Never to be seen
Until you slipped in a more recent note

And what if
You opened them all
On your wedding day

I thought I was over
The way you made me feel
I was done
Happy to be left alone
Not to feel the pain of loving another

I do remember that long ago night
filled with wonderful kisses from you

But I thought it was over
We were all said and done
I was no more to dream of you

And then came a message
Brief and abrupt
Just a small little snapchat from you

You are why I can't love
Not for now anyway
And I thought I was fine that way

But I still miss your voice
I wish you would call
Or atleast send a friendly hello

I'm happy this way
Not having to love

But I would have liked
To love you

Memories can come
like a quick sharp point
or like a hard knock on the door
They may gently float by
and remind you that they're there
or waltz right into your path
when you least expect
Aching, painful reminders
of friendships long gone
or people far away
sometimes they linger
and nag at the back of your mind
other times they leave just as soon as they came

I wish they would go away
those smiling happy times
spent after school together
laughing in a pastry shop
dancing together
or lying under the stars,
telling each other adventures

But the memories won't go away
sometimes I wish they would,
sometimes I wish them to stay
with me forever