To My Friend Beyond The Stars

The Last Goodbye

They say time heals all wounds, my friend,
But they don’t speak of this hollow ache,
Of messages I still want to send,
Of memories I’m scared to make.

The world spins on, yet feels so wrong,
Without you here to share its light,
Your laughter echoes like a song,
In empty spaces late at night.

I scroll through photos, freeze-framed joy,
Your smile forever caught in time,
Each memory now bittersweet,
Like verses in an unfinished rhyme.

Remember how we used to dream?
Of futures bright and plans so grand,
Now half those dreams float downstream,
Like castles built on shifting sand.

The coffee shop still serves your drink,
Your favorite song still fills the air,
And sometimes I can almost think
I’ll turn around and find you there.

They tell me I should let you go,
But how do you release a part
Of all the best things that you know?
Of stories written on your heart?

I wish I’d said the things unsaid,
Hugged longer when I had the chance,
Now conversations in my head
Are all I have of our last dance.

Some nights I look up at the stars,
And hope you’re somewhere in their glow,
Perhaps not really all that far,
Just somewhere that I cannot go.

I keep your memory like a light,
A beacon guiding me through pain,
Until someday, beyond this night,
Our paths might somewhere cross again.

For now I’ll live for both of us,
Chase dreams enough for two,
And in the moments precious, plus
I’ll pause to think of you.

So rest now, friend, beyond the veil,
Where pain and sorrow cannot reach,
Your story here may seem to fail,
But your impact continues to teach.

You showed me how to truly live,
To laugh without a care,
And though you had so much to give,
I’m grateful for the time we shared.

Until we meet again someday,
On shores beyond this mortal pain,
I’ll carry you in my own way,
Until our paths unite again.

To Those Who Understand

The hardest part about losing a friend isn’t just the big moments they’ll miss — it’s the tiny, everyday things. It’s:

• The inside jokes that no one else gets
• The songs that were “our songs”
• The messages you still want to send
• The stories only they would appreciate
• The celebrations that feel incomplete
• The empty chair at gatherings
• The unfinished conversations

A Promise to You

I promise to live fully,
To laugh often and love deep,
To honor your memory truly,
In all the memories I keep.

I promise to tell your stories,
To keep your spirit alive,
To share with others your glories,
And how you helped me thrive.

Most of all, I promise this:
You’ll never be forgot,
Your memory I’ll always kiss,
Till my own time’s final dot.

A Message to the Stars

Sometimes, on quiet nights, I look up at the stars and think about where you are now. I hope you’ve found peace. I hope you know how much you meant to me, to all of us. I hope you know that your life, though shorter than it should have been, touched so many others in ways you might never have realized.

And I hope, somehow, you can see how your love, your friendship, and your spirit continue to ripple through the world you left behind.