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Girlfriends Need Each Other

I am the fence
I let her see my holes
We discuss them at length
And hers mine.

My chair at a slight angle;
Instead of my coffee sip,
A torch lights my lips -
A flying insect in

Whose space I breathe.
It’s cool.
I wear my sweatshirt
And my jeans. My work’s

Inside. Friends need
Each other, to spill
For a spell. Her labs
Like lions alongside

A lawn chair throne.
I tell her so
And so much more.
Two hours like robins

Settle in and fly so fast.
Burnt orange underside,
Perched beaks
And precious few as these.

5/14/2020

Copyright © | Year Posted 2020




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Date: 5/19/2020 6:20:00 AM
This is beautiful, so so beautiful. But it is unfortunate that in my side of the world, girlfriends backstab each other the most. It is rare to find such relationships lasting the test of time. This will go straight to my favs so that I can encourage a few. Great work Kim.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/19/2020 1:48:00 PM
Oh yes, please! I hope they learn to lean on one another. Be blessed and thank you for sharing your thoughts!
Date: 5/16/2020 2:56:00 PM
Charming and please tear down the fence lol Panagiota xoxo
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/16/2020 3:19:00 PM
I didn’t put it up and it was already up when she moves in :) I’m with you
Date: 5/16/2020 6:38:00 AM
Delicate and prettily done; no surprise there.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/16/2020 8:59:00 AM
You are so kind, sweet friend!
Date: 5/15/2020 2:20:00 PM
Love the meter of the story telling and dialogue with the reader. Very intimate and free. Excellent muse Kim. Congratulations.
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/15/2020 3:41:00 PM
Thank you, Greg!
Date: 5/15/2020 12:39:00 PM
Great image of you and your friends gabbing across fences, losing track of time - we do need them, don't we?
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/15/2020 3:42:00 PM
Yes, we do!
Date: 5/15/2020 12:02:00 AM
What would we do without girlfriends. They are precious gifts from childhood through pandemics! Thank you for this lovely reminder and sharing this poem
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/15/2020 5:17:00 AM
Thank you, Sam! :)
Date: 5/14/2020 8:58:00 PM
Delightful this. Had a surprise visit from a dear girlfriend today, instant puddle of joy me. xomo
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Kim Rodrigues
Date: 5/14/2020 10:38:00 PM
Yes! We talked for two hours! What a joy!

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