Friendship

I was digging through files and found a series of poems on love and loss written in 2000-2001. With one exception (the last) they weren't intended as a series or done in order. Presenting them without editing or comment.

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Our friendship can survive the test of years

By only asking of it what I'll give.

Make no promises and none can be broken.

Only give what you would receive,

Ask nothing you doubt I'd give you.

If no one tries to scale or break them,

We can ignore the walls.

If you don't try to climb over them

And I guard my speech with gilded tongue,

None will trespass -- if we don’t look

For each others weaknesses and flaws

We can force ourselves to pretend.