Everyone changes
And some have to leave
Your friends rearrange
And you also evolve
If there's anything you have to know that will 100% happen
Is that everyone changes
And some have to leave

Bryn
I used to think of you
As a small happy creature
Who has nothing wrong
But then
I really got to know you
And I realized
That you changed me
And that my oblivious self
Had to leave

Amber
I've always thought of you
As my therapist
Saving me
From dark pits of despair
But then I realized
I could comfort you too
And I think we changed together
You helped me realize
That toxic friends have to leave
And now
You just make me smile

Alaska
You've always been there for me
And though some people are angry
There's no way I could be
Because
You've done nothing wrong
You're a bit of a counter example
You've not really changed
But you've changed me
For good

Delilah
You've changed
Or at least
In my mind
Because my 5th grade self
Would call you Niall
Day to day
My 6th grade self
Thought you hated me
Although you were really just making more friends
My 8th grade self
Thought of you
As the real musical friend
Who didn't try to hard
Who didn't annoy others constantly
And you
Would always be there for me
Or anyone else
Suffering through a change
You'd always be there
For anyone else
Who needed someone's advice

Kara
My heart shatters every time
I remember you had to leave
Remembering you
Puts me through
A painful trip down memory lane
Sometimes we quarreled
And hey
That's ok
But I'll still forever miss you
Come back someday,
Ok?

So many changes have happened this year:
Lams was made canon
Kara was in misery
My sleeping pattern was thrown out the window

Countless shifts
Of alliance and friendship
Were seen
As the Google Docs
Came and went
As the group chats fluctuated with use
As people left them
For there was too much noise

We never expect a change
We never expect someone to leave
But these things always happen
And we need to change to keep up with them
So don't change for anyone else
But change
For your own good
To keep up
To understand
What's happening
So you can say goodbye
Before they're gone forever
So you can say goodbye
Before the book is closed