Over the years, I’ve seen friends come and go. I’ve had people enter my life and take pieces of me with them. People come and leave pieces of themselves behind. I’ve known some who stay firm as rocks with moss coverings and others that roll away with the merest hint of thunder like pebbles tumbling off a cliff.

All these people meant something to me. All had a place in my heart and some still do. They each gave me a little bit of themselves. Shared a smile or a look or an inside joke. A tiny secret. A firm handshake. A warm hug. A piece of cake. A sip of water. A loud laugh and a tear jerking giggle. Some shared pain. A fear. A dark truth. A deep conversation.

You were one of the few who burnt a brand on my soul.

The person I threw every test at and every harsh word but who replied with a simple hug. We shared it all the laughs, the tears, the pain, the horror, the shame, the excitement and even the funny little crushes we had for other people. You were there the day I fell apart from the stress of everything around me. That night when all I could think of was the pain of the past you sat there listening to me talk in circles for hours till I eventually fell asleep from exhaustion. You made me laugh uncontrollably with funny voice notes and ridiculous pictures and you distracted me when you knew I was getting angry at someone else.

You had learnt to read me like a book. And to me you were a classic favourite. I know your favourite songs, your biggest weakness and that your hair flops just a little on one side. I know that you hate your smile and that you hide the tears behind those dark sunglasses.  I know that you have the softest heart and scars all over it from people who had no right to touch it. I’m the first person you come to when things fall apart. Your the first person I go to when life gets too much for me.

And now all of a sudden you’re gone.

It’s not the same.

A piece is missing.

I want you back.

But since that’s impossible,

Rest in Peace.

Until we meet again…

xoxo

Brokebella and Company

A message from: Those who lost their best friend, family member, soulmate 
or other half...
Dedicated to: the lives stolen from this world and their ever lasting
memories.