Unfamiliar

goodbye my dear friend
farewell to you as you drift away
no reason to struggle
you too will shut me out
it seems the natural way
things block the view
of what's true between me and you
don't fight it or draw it out
no action can turn things about
even the best of friends comes to an end
time and distance distorting kinship
memory imperfect fades to bland events
you were there but it means less every year
we fade with the memory, we pass with the years
we move away and forget who we were
we wither and unravel to the naked bone
forgetting all in our travels
until we're utterly alone