early in the summer afternoon
i met you at our park
we played until our feet hurt
we played until the sky turned dark

sandwiches in my bag
we rode the picnic bus
hand in hand, frolicking around
no one could come between us

school days never returned
we said goodbyes without intending to
only if i knew
there was a life without you too

no one told me
how to find a closure to this end
no one told me
how to mourn the loss of a friend