Old Memories

I looked ahead and couldn't believe
What I saw - do my eyes decieve?
There's a box, wrapped in ribbon that's ravish me red.

I open it up and look inside.
So many things you tried to hide,
But now for some reason are giving up to me.

Your 'once upon a time' book, with tattered cover
Your heart charm necklace from your deceased lover
And the old teddy you held on your daddy's knee.

But why would you give these things to me?

They meant so much to you,
Yes, I know this to be true,
I remember each and every one of these things.

I saw you read that storybook on a rainy day,
I saw you kiss your necklace at the grave where he lay,
And I saw you hug that old bear with wet eyes and say,
"Daddy, I miss you and Huggles does too."

So why me? Am I that special to you,
That I would be the one you entrust these things to?
I wasn't there those years you deserved your best friend by your side.

We grew up together, we shared many years,
I was there when your daddy died and heard your tears,
Then in college I pursued my dreams and left.

I didn't know you got engaged to your highschool sweetheart,
Until you told me on the phone that he got hit by a car
A week after. We were too busy to tell each other things right away.

I came to visit, and went to the funeral with you,
So soon to wear white, and now black was your hue,
And you were wearing the necklace he gave you that one Valentines day.

I stayed for a while and took care of you,
A shoulder to cry on, and we caught up too,
And one day, by the rain-stained window you read your old book.

Our closeness was broken though, that I could tell,
Too many years seperate, and now just as well-
Being with you again after such tragedy wasn't the same.

That's why I wonder now, why send these to me?
Why get rid of them in the first place when they have such meaning?
Perhaps you want to let the painful memories go.

As for "why me", maybe I'm the only one-
Who knows the moments of significance for each one
And so for safe-keeping, you trust only me.

Someone to understand each possession, and their value,
I was the one and only possibility for you,
So as my duty as trusted friend, I'll hold them as long as you need.