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"Fading Friends"

A. Colson

I wish I could say this with a grin
Not all friendships last forever
Though it hurts, that is the truth
Some depart gradually
Some go magically
Please, don’t leave me
No, don’t fade
My friend
Gone
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Written on May 19, 2021

Submitted by A_colson on June 03, 2021

Modified on April 25, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDDDEFG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 192
Words 37
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
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