Friend

From the edges of this darkness

Caving in around me

I see light arching through this

Emptiness surrounding

The cold and tepid waters

I horrified awoke to

Instead of falling farther

I held tight when I found you

Upon the buoy of our good times

I keep afloat in the torrent

Long after we've said good bye

You'll never know how much they meant

You're not just a friend to me

You're a fragment of my soul

A spark in my identity

A jewel that makes me whole

Through the hellfire and the maelstrom

Your essence will sustain

No matter where I go to or come from

I'll always call you friend