Saria's Lament
They said you were different, I said unique
The gravity of which we could not forespeak
Fast friends we became but it did not last
A decade to us is but a drop in the glass
I held my breath to keep the sweet perfume
Of endless summer days, the flowers bloom
As we talked beneath stars your thoughts changed
And I knew they were right, for mine stayed the same
You talked of heroes and war, things I didn't know
In the course of one night you seemed to grow
I could not comprehend, for centuries before
I have been stunted, a child evermore
Sheltered in love from pain and from grief
You exited my life, turned a new leaf
I saw you again; I knew not how this could be
And I knew they were right, for you were not me
Then the messages stopped, seven years nothing came
My heart learned want, though I still looked the same
We learned what fear was, our life became bleak
The greatest hardship of all was that I could not seek
You broke your chains and the world you explored
Yet I was bound to the same woods as before
I yearned for your face and the world beyond this
Could this possibly be what growing up is
Thoughts no longer simple and days not just play
The nights seem empty, but life is deeper this way
My one regret is I cannot share this with you
I long to commiserate the ways that I grew
Where I stand, eternal summer is here
Though I know in your life, it is winter somewhere
In solitude, silence, my thoughts turn to you
Wherever you went my friend, can I go too?