To A Friend

Run through the garden
Magestic hedges
Of days gone past
Days never happened
And days yet to come

In an ink and paper hailstorm
Can I find the castle within?
A sanctuary
For me and all
All who wish to be

Yet the maze is large
The journey long
The past twisting
Dangerous
Lost

A precipice juts
And i am almost over
Flying away
In a book today
Or tomorrow

Letting you go
I shall return
I cannot stay away
You are too good
You are my friend

Some don't understand
Most do not wish to
The joy, the fun
Adventure
In you

I visit your brothers and sisters
Cousins and such
Hold your children in my arms
Love them
Learn from them

Finding myself at home with you
With few for company
Let me lose myself on the journey
Find your castle, fortress
Remain in you forever

My friend