Goodbye My Friend Poem by Vivian Nkem

Remember the good old days

When we used to laugh and play

How the four of us would converge at ur house after church

How we were anxious to go to college

We argued over so many issues and still made peace





I remember when u came to Benin from Lagos

Just to pick me after an operation back to Lagos

I still remember the way you used to speak

Your smiles and frowns

I keep these memories safe in my heart for you



When i heard you had gone like my dad

My heart broke in two

Tears fell down my cheeks

Faster than a waterfall in the forest

Only if i could hear ''it's a joke''



You died at such a tender age

At your lying in state

I saw you far asleep, lying alone

In the endless calm of your dawn-less night

Too silent in sorrow



It hurts cos there's nothing i can do or say

To bring you back to life

Though you're gone

You're not forgotten

But i have to say ''Goodbye James''



Written By; Vivian Marvel