In the quiet echoes of our laughterWe once shared a world, unbroken, wholeBut time, the silent thief, stole whispersLeaving silence where words used to unfoldWe walked parallel paths, close yet apartIn the shadows of memories we treadYet the distance grew, a widening chasmWhere once only understanding spreadOur dreams, like leaves, scattered in the windLost in the currents of forgotten daysThe warmth of shared stories now dimmedIn the cold embrace of separate waysStill, I hold fragments of our friendshipLike shards of glass, reflecting the pastThough broken, they glimmer in the lightReminders of a bond that couldn’t last