Waiting for my Friend

My friend is tired

I know it by the shade of her eyes

The smile that she hides

The stories she subsides.

My friend is lonely

I know it by the depth of her thoughts

The tears that she smiles

The secrets she won’t confide.

My friend is afraid

I know it by the weight in her walk

The silence when she talks

The distance in her eyes.

My friend has forgotten me

I know it.

The smile

The stories

The tears

The secrets

The silence

The distance.

But I wait, as I promised

My friend.