Let Us Part in Friendship

We met on a lonely winding road
A pair of travelers searching for home
Quite funny how we stumbled upon each other
Or rather how I stumbled upon you
I was glad to have some company
You wanted to journey alone
You hissed, you grunted, you scowled at me
Pushed me back a couple of times
But I persisted because I knew
You needed me as much as I needed you.

It was a long journey for me
I knew not where I would go
But you became my confidant, sort of
I would tell you what was on my mind
And you would just keep walking
In fact, you never really said anything since we met
But I was cool with it, at least I'm not alone anymore
So there we were, two very different people
Searching for a place where we could belong.

Along the way, I started to grow weary
I was on the brink of giving up
I came to a point of desperation
Lost and confused, I tried to take my life
But you stopped me, funnily enough
It fueled my anger and I lashed out on you
A duel had ensued
I bit, and scratched, and kicked
But you overpowered me and knocked me out.

That night, when I came to
You were sitting by the fire
Looking intently at the blaze
My whole body was hurting
You began talking, I was surprised
You talked about your childhood, your family
You opened up why you chose to leave
You began sobbing and I slowly understood
I saw the anguish on your face
When you described how things fell apart
You came back but found everything in ruins
Everything was reduced to ashes
Your hopes, your dreams, your memories
I felt like somebody punched me in the gut
I drew nearer and sought to console you
It was a long night.

We moved on and continued our quest
You started to soften up
I even saw you smile once
You tried to hide it but I caught you
You were talking more, laughing at times
I felt like I had accomplished something spectacular.

Then one day, something seemed off
I had a foreboding feeling inside
Out of the blue, Death started chasing us
We ran as fast and as far as we could
But Death always seemed to catch up
I was running out of breath
So we tried to fight Death
We threw him off and grappled him to the ground
But Death was cunning, he planned all this
He caught us off guard and took his blade
He aimed at me and I had accepted my fate
I drew my breath and felt nothing
Then saw you, haplessly bleeding
Death was satisfied and left.

I took you in my arms
I wanted to help but you stopped me
I felt my eyes welling up
No, no, this wasn't happening
This wasn't supposed to happen
We were supposed to find a new home
We were to find it together
I begged you not to leave me
You came closer and calmly whispered,
"I am home."