i know, i know
you’ll see me soon
and you’d better greet me with a lovely tune
for your absence has left quite the hole
so it’s only fair that you pay us back in full
i want a joke for every tear i shed,
a brilliant smile as solace for words unsaid
or even one last look at you could suffice instead
i may be asking a lot but it’s only because
you’ve officially become my friend who once was