A Friendship That Knew No Bounds

I once had a friend who pretended he was alive
He came to me in my sleep as I dreamt one night 

We sat and reminisced about the memories we had
We put to rest ill will and were finally able to laugh

About stupid things we had done and bad advice we had followed
We confessed emotional scars we felt had made us both so hollow

We debated about religion and if there was an afterlife
Though this was his favorite topic, he turned and said goodnight

I couldn't help but feel that I had hurt him in some way
So I decided I'd apologize and went to see him the next day

But when I got to his house his parents were both crying
His father was consoling and his mother was denying

I asked them what was wrong and if there was some way I could help
His mother said the psychiatrist told them not to blame themselves

His father told me they all argued, that he drove off and lost control
He hit a couple trees and his car did a barrel roll

The police said there was nothing the paramedics could have done
So there we three sat and mourned a best friend and a son