One-way calls into the void,
texts without reply,
Your minimal effort, my maximal try.
I nurtured our friendship, alone in its survival,
Yet, without your aid, it faced its final arrival.
To say I failed us misrepresents the tale,
Amidst life’s whirl, I tried, to no avail.
If only your efforts had mirrored my own,
You’d be in my life, not a name I’ve outgrown.