The Growth of Friendship (standard:poetry, 598 words)
Author: PoetryGyrl2003	Added: Feb 04 2002	Views/Reads: 3368/2239	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
A long, but touching poem about what it is like to grow up, and grow away from your best friend.

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But they always say the sun shines best 

After the hardest snowfall. 

Our houses are still close together 

And to us, its not that far. 

We still don't have bicycles 

But sometimes you have the car. 

But responsibilities now claim us 

And we have work to do 

Sometimes all the time we have 

Is just for a word or two. 

Once in awhile, we do have the time 

And we talk about all we have missed 

The relationships, the heartaches, 

The different boys I've kissed. 

But yet when my mind is clear 

And I think of my best friend 

There is no doubt in my mind 

That you are who he is. 

We have been through so much 

In these past 4 years 

We have seen the hurt and pain 

And laughed through all the tears. 

A lot of things have tried to wreck us 

But we were too strong to be destroyed 

Because, you and I both know, 

When the problems rained, they poured. 

But we got through all of our fights 

Every single one of them 

Even the ones where we were both so stubborn 

That neither wanted to give in. 

But we forgot about those 

Or we just let them slide 

Because we loved our friendship 

It was a never ending ride. 

But later on, our houses may not be so close 

And the reality will be that they are far 

We probably won't have bikes to ride 

And we won't want to drive the car. 

And  then, our families will need us 

And leave us with little time to spare 

To remember a friend from forever ago 

They won't want to share. 

But I hope then, that you are happy. 

And you receive all kinds of joy 

Maybe in the gift of a little girl 

Or possibly a little boy. 

Most will make sure to tell us 

That our paths will lead us farther apart 

But we won't ever be separated 

Because we are connected at the heart. 

Dedicated to Michael Anthony Marek, who I have loved since the first
time I laid eyes on him, and who will forever be my best friend in 
life, and in death. 


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