The Best Is Yet To Come

Do you remember when it all began?
The leaves were a deep shade of green,
When we met for the first time,

We grew close only to be torn,
It's alright,
It was always meant to be,

Parting ways,
Going on our own,
Never knowing if we will meet again,

Those days sitting as one in a room,
Will be over,
The times were we laughed together,

Are just about gone,
I don't know if we will meet again,
Or how far we will go,

It's almost time for us to fly,
Into the endless sky,
To find our place in this world,

I wish you the best,
Because after we take this last test,
We will never see one another again,

Turn your face towards life,
Smile at the fading past,
Walk towards the brightening future,

The despite the sadness and the sorrow,
We all knew when to give a helping hand,
Enemies turned to temporary friends,

Bullies for a time showed compassion,
Deep down we all loved each other,
Now is the time for us to go,

What happened to those days?
Where did the time go?
It seemed like yesterday we met,

In an ornamented room full of shapes and numbers,
Do you remember the times?
That we shared?

We may not be the same as then,
Some of us have even drifted apart,
In our hearts we will always be those kids,

We may have grown,
But those times are still with us,
The leaves are now turning brown,

The last fragments of our younger days slipping away,
Fall will eventually turn to spring,
New leaves will grow to replace the old,

Our lives will start once more,
Even if we are not together,
This is our destiny,

The ink filled pages of our stories becoming blank once more,
The predictable pattern is fading away,
We will step into the unknown,

Are we ready for this last step?
Are we ready to say goodbye?
Will we meet again sometime in life?

The curtains of this show are now closing,
When they open once more there will be a new stage,
Where we will act out a new scene,

We may not be ready for this final year,
Our hearts may be full of fear,
Just like before we will finish this together,

Let the river of life lead us where it may,
We will all hold memories of that day,
When we all met for that first time,

Every story has an ending,
This story we are writing together,
Will end in this final chapter,

With tears and smiles,
We will eventually be separated by miles,
To never see one another again,

I wish you the best in life,
We may be sad but,
The best is yet to come.