Friend Sick Poem by Emily Casbourn

Everyone says it is called homesickness
But what about when you're friend sick?
Does it sound odd to you?
You can miss your home
But when you miss a friend you just say that
I found out that my heart feels sick
Someone close has moved away
My heart falters when I think about it
Friend sickness can it be
I hope and pray and wish that she's okay
Truthfully feeling like we are always miles away
When we were growing up side by side
We never parted and went our own ways
Suddenly high school just around the bend
That is where it first began
My sister my cousin my friend she went somewhere else
I saw her from time to time
I missed her gravely
She made new friends as did I
We parted and met again but at different times
Deep down I know we need to grow
But does that mean I love her any less
I thought of something to make it seem less painful
It is called friend sickness
A sickness like no other
It means you miss a friend
I have lost one to death gone to heaven and left
But I still have others here
I miss my cousin my sister my friend
She is away at university
How this begun is a long story now
I miss her dearly
Homesickness isn't wrong but it isn't what I mean
I mean friend sickness
The definition being a symptom of missing a friend
I love you Tori! !