What Happens to a Forgotten Friend

What Happens to a Forgotten Friend?

What happens to a forgotten friend
Do they sit and wait for you
Wondering where you’ve been?

Or simply slip away from your mind
And think about what a waste of time
It was to be there for you
And start to look for someone new

Do they remember the times
You spent together
And wish you would look over your shoulder
And remember
And smile and you would come back
Just for but a while

What will happen if you come back to your friend?
Will you turn and run again?
Or will you bet there too
Just like they were there for you?

Does a forgotten friend stay that way
In the back of your mind?
Just a step in time?
Waiting like an old book on a shelf
Hoping you will remember
Just one small step you took together.