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A Poem For A Friend


chedbonlahor

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Here is a poem I wrote about a friend and have not shown to him. He went to uni and his mum got diagnosed with cancer while he was at uni. She was in dubai and he was withe me at uni, he couldn't do a thing so, it was a depressing time and I wrote this for him:

Tom

Pt.1

A boy and his mother are overlooking a lake
Together; the time has come.

They approach a small boat moored purposefully,
They play see-saw together.

Each breath, every step all movements are
Bound; around their counterpoint.

The boy is shaking now his mother’s arm falls like a
Jigsaw; about each other, she shakes as he does.

The boy steps into the empty new world of the boat
Alone; he turns and sees the tears of his mother fall,

His eyes too give way,
the patter of his pain hits the coarse belly of the boat.

Together they stand abject, distraught, alone
Together they stand their hearts and mind in union.

The boy feels at peace.


Pt.2

The boy waves to all that he is, as he
Kicks; his was from the shore towards his tomorrow.

The distance between the boy and his mother grows, a dark force
Grips; his heart cold.

His mother too shivers, trembling,
as the moist droplets on her cheeks freeze over.

Their pain is shared, together each one can feel the
Other; transcending touch, they grow warm in each other.

The boy converts the air to strength, shoulders poised, chest thrust outward,
He stands at his tallest.

The man turns and witnesses the faint sight of his
Beloved; slumped onto her knees pain twisting through her.

A vicious mist sets and envelops her body,
She is gone.

Alone she falls distraught, abject,
Alone he stands their hearts and minds apart.

The boy feels nothing.
The boy is completely alone.
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