Losing A Friend

Losing a friend
Is losing a part of oneself-

Why does anyone have to die?

There is only one of this person
Only one-
And when they are gone
One's own world is so much less-

Sadness and anger will not save anyone-

Losing a friend is knowing too
That I myself will one day die.

poem by Shalom Freedman
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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