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When I first wrote this, I wrote the title and then thought of a way to make the poem turn out controversial with the title. It's ironic how when you find a friend, this friend treats you as a really good friend at first because you are new, but then starts to fall away.

This happened to me several times on occasion, and when the friend falls away, the mask is removed.

The Forever Friend

On my own, but mostly the savannah,
Where the tumbleweeds fade away and die,
Before the glassy sun burns a summer of crystals,
The glistering waters of the high seas
Of which was so far a place as of where vultures roam.
I looked around but you weren't anywhere...
You used to say that you would never die,
But I took the wrong meaning into my heart.
Now the sea is wild with despair,
Deep blue like a prairie of flowers blue,
Where all children of God rest in eternal peace.
I saw you at the end,
You and I, brother and sister of nature,
Brother and sister of heaven and earth,
Your usually calm and heavenly eyes full of tears,
Bitterly falling one after one into a river,
Then the river of life turned red in blood.
My eyes watched in horror.
Slowly and deadly your heart became poisoned,
You disappeared without saying good-bye,
Not a word came out of your mouth.
You became like desolation in its grave.
When once the skies were a realm of stars
And the sun shone brightly in summer skies,
You were there to share the calmness;
But now I stand here in midst of the tall grass
And only the savannah remains.

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Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
Ericka
This poem should be a 5 star poem! Its AWESOME! i love it
Maria
I really like this poem because it makes me think of all my family and friends that I lost expecially Pamela
tammy
i love this poem because i lost my best friend in a house fire. and i did,nt get to say good-bye so who ever wrote this poem out of 1-100 i give it 100 good job
Garcia
love it! makes my heart cry coz it also hppened to me. a lost friendship.
Jimmy
this poem was really sad ist like when he died you also died with him because it was a really really best friend to you. this poem really touched my heart.
eden
the poem was so true and was a wonderful thing to read as i have just moved because of family reasons and i lost a lot of friends but the poem made me feel better
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