Star Watching (an ode to Jess)

Eyes like the moon, hair dark in the light, sultry lips, and starry skies. I could lay here all night.  This grass could never be greener on any side, as long as I had you along for the ride. Best friends turned to different ways, we lost ourselves on two totally different days. Opposite people but so alike-sisters torn apart by the hardest of times. Stormy seas and cold water I thought I couldn't sink down any farther. I went down with the ship but I didn't die, Washed ashore, I somehow survived. Stragglers came and helped me through; the hardest times weren't without you. I learned to manage with whats left -the unforgettable friends I had left. I was wrong but so were you, we both moved on and made it too. Sometimes I will sit and reminisce about old times I kind of miss. Two people who are worlds away; looking to the future our childhood selves would have been ashamed. Today was the first time I've star watched in a while; I remember we used to laugh and smile while we stared at the twinkling lights, giggling like lunatics until mornings light. Like stars we brighten up and eventually fade I still love you like a sister but there's still so much pain. I hope you can forgive me for the promises that I broke because I have forgiven every lie you choked. I'll go far if you stay near, my orbit has shifted and it's no longer here. The years have been long but I'll never forget how star watching went with my ex-best friend.