I get us each one more scoop of ice cream.
You’re full but try to eat it anyway.

It’s things like this I’ll miss,
you shoveling in food simply because
it’s the last thing we’ll eat together.

As I’m shutting the car door,
my mind screams for me to stop.

I scoop out the thought and leave it on the pavement—
along with my fears that you won’t come back.

All I can do now is trust that God will protect you,
as my heart is scooped, clean out of my chest.

3 years in the making:

3 years you’ve cared for me
I hope I did the same for you

3 years you made me laugh
With our dumb jokes and antics

3 years I’ve thought of you
When seeing cottage cheese clouds

3 years I’ve called you
When I had something important to say, good or bad

3 years you made amazing
Simply with your presence

3 years you’ve tried to pay for me
And I’ve stubbornly refused

3 years I’ve watched you
Grow up into a man

3 years you showed me
What the love of God looks like, unconditional and unfailing

3 years of goofy photos
That I will never delete

3 years that you and I have made millions of mistakes
And I wouldn’t change a single one

Because my favorite moments comprise those 3 years

And I would wait another 3 for just 1 more

All these places were once colorful and bustling with life.
Until we choose our separate ways and all that's left are ruins, memories and lessons in life.

Today was goodbye
It feels different this time
Before
I knew you'd be back
Now
I think you might stay away
And I'm not sure
Where that leaves us
But I'm broken
As we fought
It bruised me deep
Cut my heart
Made me weep
And now I lie here
Wishing to go back
Take away the pain
Of watching you pack
I'll see you again
Maybe not now
But this isn't the end
It was just
See you soon
Words I should've said
It's done and over now
You're my best friend
We'll be okay some how
And maybe
When we meet again
We will realize why
Neither of us is very good
At saying goodbye