The Associates
Never make friends he told me.
Get Associates.
Laughter answered the obvious,
laughter that still plagues my ears
teasing them with the memory.
Friends - he paused - it's harder to leave friends.
Associates are very easily replaced.
As his mouth opened, so did my eyes.
We were his Associates.
He was our Friend.
I gave my heart to my friend.
I, his Associate, was given companionship.
Throughout the days I could see more in his eyes.
Soon I knew I was his Friend and always would be.
The day he left he spoke to me.
I'm not your associate he whispered
you're one of the best Friends I ever had.
He turned and sauntered into the horizon.
I could her him as he disappeared before my eyes.
I didn't make associates. I made Friends.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 711 |
Words | 135 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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