Ann Foster Poet Free verse

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Best Friend

Best Friend

My friend, 
I think of you often. 
I ponder why we are not together anymore. 
I was happy, and laughed easy, 
you did as well. 

"Why are we not friends, anymore?" 

I remember going to school, 
and doing our homework together. 
I remember bike rides, 
to the beach, 
walking in the water, 
and playing in the tide pools. 
I remember train rides, 
sky cabs, 
and silly fads. 
We went to the movies, 
and parties with just us. 

I remember adventures,
without boundaries. 
We were free, to be, 
all that we could be, 
because we had faith in each other. 

You found a new friend, 
and she did not like me. 
She planted seeds of doubt. 
They grew into great trees, 
and I was lost among the weeds. 

I wish that you were here, 
... still.

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Deb M June 12, 2022 at 6:49 AM Lovely and very relatable poem Ann….I think over the many years we lose friendships along the way we wish we hadn’t. Enjoyed…..Debx

L Milton Hankins June 10, 2022 at 10:00 AM The sort of thing you describe so well is all too common and so sad. To lose a friend in this fashion always deeply hurts. Good writing, Ann.