This day will be the hardest<\/p>\n
I have been dreading it<\/p>\n
But here we are<\/p>\n
It is time to bury the dead<\/p>\n
It is time to let go<\/p>\n
It is time to move on<\/p>\n
It is time to turn to each other<\/p>\n
Those who are still living<\/p>\n
To raise a glass<\/p>\n
To make a toast<\/p>\n
To swear we will always remember<\/p>\n
To promise to keep in touch<\/p>\n
And unlike at other gatherings<\/p>\n
Here I actually believe in these oaths<\/p>\n
We have kept them for so long<\/p>\n
We will keep them<\/p>\n
Until we are the ones being buried<\/p>\n
Our friends standing above us<\/p>\n
Gently laying the dirt over our faces<\/p>\n
And whispering that they will find us<\/p>\n
On the other side of the veil<\/p>\n
And once again<\/p>\n
In this instance<\/p>\n
I do believe them<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
There are some people<\/p>\n
That never leave your life<\/p>\n
No matter how much or little<\/p>\n
You keep in touch<\/p>\n
They are always at your shoulder<\/p>\n
Whispering in your ear<\/p>\n
Giving you the hug you wish you had<\/p>\n
And reminding you how far you’be gone<\/p>\n
Like a mental hitchhiker<\/p>\n
They planted themselves here long ago<\/p>\n
They have been here so long<\/p>\n
You don’t know how to be without them<\/p>\n
Even when their bodies give up to the grave<\/p>\n
Their ghost still lingers<\/p>\n
Saying what you need to hear<\/p>\n
Making you smile from the beyond<\/p>\n
And reminding you<\/p>\n
That some friendships<\/p>\n
Never really leave you<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
We say goodbye for now<\/p>\n
But they will forever live<\/p>\n
In our hearts and minds<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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