Love Poem: Last Day of School
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Written by: Sarah Jones

Last Day of School

I stroll home, an era ended,
I will not miss those faces which I will never see again
As I did not care to know them before;
All the people who matter are but
A phonecall away,

We've been together all our lives and
Nothing can tear us apart.

For my friends cocoon around me and I
Am happy to keep them there,
Protecting me from the unknown
And blinding distant dangers.

Then should I want to start afresh,
My butterfly will break free and
Flutter curiously round the world,
And everything will work out fine.

And that's when I catch her eye.

Light-hearted dreams crash into the
Ground around me and I stare as it
Sinks in...

I'm never going to see her again.

It can't be true.

The last thing we had in common
Stripped from under our feet,
Though I don't think she
Really minds.

It's just too much to comprehend as
I watched her walk away, I never thought that
This would be the day...

I guess it had to come, and we've had a good
Few years. A lifetime of memories and
One-sided joy, as I know that never ever
Was it mutual.

But whatever; it never is, and at least I
Can in my heart and mind take comfort as
She won't be there to provide it. Then again, 
I suppose that's what friends are for and
To have them I am blessed.

Now it's all I can do to get cloudy-eyed
Over old photos and news of what
She's doing. So no matter what adventures and
Pain the future will bring,
She remains my love, my muse,
My everything.