she’s gone

always before
yet never again
a friendship to last
but it’s come to an end

no quick to this fix
can it be fixed at all?
mercy won’t visit
her heart now withdrawn

memories
like a plague
threaten to dominate
and take shape

ones you can’t quite place
evasive. elusive.
a shadowy grave
with no escape

mistakes have been made
maybe more than a few
nurtured and cultured
she was my rescue

like the sky fading
manifesting sorrow
taking light with it
until the sun rises tomorrow