the name of a friend
I remember her,
my old friend
the quiet one,
who listened with her eyes
closed them when she smiled
with her, my thoughts moved to better things
like a calm wind lived in her presence
somehow she made the world made sense.
One Christmas day, she called me up
just to see what I was doing
and I started believing she was my girlfriend
but the very next summer she moved away
and we never spoke again.
Many years later her name was spoken by a friend
said that her dad had passed away,
how she had married a preacher man
back in the day;
the captain of the football team; they say
who for years seemed to make her happy
Till he put her in the hospital,
left her in a coma
 When she woke up
the world had drifted away.
 Now she never leaves her room anymoreÂ
talks with shadows behind a locked door
and I feel so sorry it all seems so unfair
I was hoping her life would turn out much better
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:( Tragic indeed, Christopher...If this is based on a real experience and friend of yours, I feel genuine sadness for both you and her in regards to all of this. The world has its way with us, but the spirit must not be allowed to be broken by it all. A hard-hitting and visceral write, my friend. Stunning work, as always.
Jaime thank you so much for your kindness, poem is partly true partly fiction, Â but real as rain...I was shaken for a long time when I heard about my old friend, I wish I was I was given better news about her I remember her as being one of the nicest persons I can remember, seems unfair when I think of it, thanks again my friend
first off thanks a million for comment, sis....I wrote this one a few years back and never posted it anywhere: it is kind of depression, and yes I must confess it is mostly true, I did have a friend from high school that I lost touch with and heard terrible things about her from a buddy, I felt I should respect her privacy so I never looked her up, I suppose I regret that, when you get too much information on somone it can be awkward...felt weird posting this, but tragic things can happen to good people....cheers, terrific feedback, I appreciate ammenslyÂ