Ode
To A Friend
When
you find I've
gone away
I wonder what
then you'll say?
Will you smile
tho' I'm not
here
And shed not
just one lonely
tear?
Can you take
comfort in the
dark
And know that I
was in your
heart?
If not in your
thoughts I
dwell,
How would you
know you'd loved
me well?

When
I am now no
longer near,
Will your heart
be free and
clear
Or would you
know within your
heart
That you really
had not done
your part?

Will
you miss that
I'm around
Or will my
absence get you
down?
How could I know
each lonely plea
Could not be
heard from
bended knee?

What
will you do when
I am gone?
Will you admit
that you were
wrong -
That you were
filled with too
much greed
To be a friend
to a friend in
need?
And if I tarry
longer still
Will 'later'
always be your
will?
Will I always
have to wait
Until a more
convenient date?

If
I came back
today,
Do you think
you'd find a way
To share your
time
And make it
mine?

What
will you think
of?
Will it be love
Or will it be
shame and
disgrace
When next you
see my face?

If
tomorrow you
hear my name,
Will your heart
still feel the
same,
Or would the
mention cause
you pain
And all my tears
would be in
vain?

Would
you feel guilt
and wish you'd
known
Our time
together was not
our own?
Would your
choice have been
different then?
Would you have
been a better
friend?

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Williams
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