Nights Awake

the dark nights spent
awake; all alone
thinking, wondering
about the people i've known

people who came
people who went
those fleeting faces
and those who were God-sent

people who made an impact
some not at all
some with whom ive lost touch
those whom i frequently call

those special to me
kept close to my heart
all those precious memories
seemingly works of art

yet those gone forever, where our
paths would never again cross
those who left me no choice
only empty feelings and a loss

those with whom i was once close
but have since drifted away
those unsalvagable friendships
and memories to rest i lay

those whom i'd wished
about them i knew more
regret and sadness comes
yet some i feel nothing for

after all this thinking
to memories i'll keep
to ponder another sleepless night
the lonely hours before i sleep.