'Friendships Never Last'

'Friendships Never Last'

by Jenilyn Shiles

Someone once told me that

My friends wouldn't always be there.

I laughed; "Of course they will!"

Will they?

Eleven years old, I moved 

Somewhere close

Eight blocks away isn't very far,

Just one LDS ward away.

Yet, they said 'goodbye'

Never calling, never visiting.

Twelve came and went;

So did She, moving to Mexico.

"We'll see each other again,"

She said.

Five years and I'm still waiting...

Thirteen and we graduated

From the eighth grade.

"Visit this summer!"

You invited.

Yet, when we did, you were absent,

Talking about other friends.

It seemed you graduated from me too;

We never spoke again.

Fourteen, We're freshmen;

braving new fronts together.

"I'm going to UCAS!"

You exclaimed, smiling.

I smiled on the outside,

crying on the inside.

You see, I didn't want things to 

Change.

Three years now and we hardly ever speak.

Sophomore year,

Still two friends with me

One graduated;

We don't talk anymore.

The other never really cared,

Leaving me for a fantasy.

A Junior now,

At the end of the year.

I've met more people,

Still shocked from being alone.

One I met last year,

We have a TV show.

One I meet every day,

Eating lunch where I used to.

One I'm getting close to, 

Still unsure how she feels.

And one I used to know,

Making amends and accepting change.

I don't know if it will last,

It's hard for me to say;

For after all,

As someone said,

'Friendships never last.'