Goodbye Never Said Poem by Lore Me34

We knew each other every since we were like five;
But I never got the chance to say goodbye.
We laughed and talked until we were 15.
We shared with one another our hopes and dreams.
But that day in the gym when you could not breathe and was clutching your chest;
I sat there unable to help you while you were in distress.
I know I was only 15 but I was supposed to be your best friend.
How could I just sit there and do nothing while your life came to an end.
But worst than that never came to your funeral and said goodbye.
And I’ll never forget the looks of shame about me our classmates had in their eyes.
They’d never understand my mom I could never defy.
But she’ll never understand how much that guilt still lives in my head.
Because of a goodbye never said.