once bright, now dim

i guess there's no use to rekindle, 

a friendship that died long ago.

a bond once bright, now brittle,

fading like candles after a storm's blow.

we shared secrets, laughter, and tears;

whispered stories throughout the night. 

but time’s swift hands pulled us to years, 

where memories blur and lose their light.

perhaps we grew in different ways,

our paths diverged a silent split,

and what we had in our younger days

now feels like clothes that don’t quite fit.

so i'm letting it all go, and gently so,

like smoke that drifts and fades away,

for in the past, it’s safe to know

the warmth we shared will never fray.