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WANTED! childhood friend
An empty seat was left behind,
No sign of the shy girl that it once composed.
A ghust of wind passed my lonesome self,
The girl's laughter rang hollowly in the crowded classroom.
The image of her buzzed in the black and white television,
Until the rabbit ears broke and the screen went dark.
Her soul no longer existing,
Except inside my head.
Like a cold, white snowman,
She melted away and disappeared from my life.
Away from me and the rest of the world that loved her more than me,
Our childhood memories echoed endlessly in the dark colours.
My friend, no longer with me,
her presense undetected.
Unknown is her name,
Nowhere is her home.
I wondered where she could be,
Maybe the hide-out where we once threw rocks at coming cars.
Or with her old age boyfriend,
My anxiety tortured my mind as the empty seat beside me grew cold.
Tears stung my nose,
Emotions took me by suprise.
I bowed my head as the teacher talked,
Unaware of my actions except for the swirling blackness.
