In the corridors of time, she lingers,
A constant, unwavering presence,
Though distance now divides our steps,
Her essence remains my soul's essence.

We no longer converse as we once did,
No longer side by side as in days of old,
Yet she was the sunlight to my shadows,
My confidante, my heart's stronghold.

Together we laughed in the waning days,
Of our shared schoolyard mirth,
Unaware...