Faded Friendships

Childhood friendships dwindle away so fast
Caught beneath the dead hand of the past
It fades like the photos on our shelves
With no one left to blame but ourselves

We didn't know what we'd had until it was gone
And it breaks my heart to see you so withdrawn
Did I ever tell you how sorry I feel?
And all of this, now, seems so unreal

I wish I had been a better friend
But I was too young to comprehend
The terror inside your mind and delve
Into the dark shadows, I was only twelve.

I look at you now and wish I had been there
Perhaps I could lift you from your despair
The loss of childhood, come too soon
As we slept beneath the cold, full moon

There's a wall between us that I can't tear down
So I can save you before you drown
In your thoughts so dreary and dark
By being the lantern; a distant spark.

Is there's nothing I can do for you now?
Lost friend, if there is please tell me how
Because I miss the way we used to be
When you would smile and hold hands with me

But those days are gone forever it seems
For you are haunted by your dreams
And I was too immature to understand
Instead of running I should've held your hand