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True Friend
By HalfDarkAngel
I once looked down on the bums on the street
I scoffed and walked by annoyed
They just beg for money to buy their booze
Then lie on the street, wasting their lives
[such waste]
Then it happened literally in a flash
All was gone, consumed by flame
My home, all worldly possessions gone
My friends seem to vanish too
[you’re homeless now]
I wandered the streets looking for friends
They all disowned me, that homeless kid
I long for the bed I once complained was uncomfortable
While I sleep under a comforter of newspaper
[cold inside and out]
The next day I saw the man I scoffed and ignored
He held out his cup to me, five dollars in change
And for the first time since losing my house, I cried
After all I had been through I found a true friend
[insanity]
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© 2006 HalfDarkAngel
Published on Thursday, June 1, 2006.
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"Poetry"
Comments on "True Friend"
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A former member wrote:
Oh how things change. This was inspiring ....-samone
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A former member wrote:
All Want a beautiful end. I agree with Corrupt. Its a a good perspective on life. ][ ][
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On Friday, November 24, 2006, CorruptedLittleGirl
(253)
wrote:
This is a moving look at humanity.
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On Thursday, November 9, 2006, Aunty Depressant
(434) wrote:
but old enough to have a van and a big dog thank goodness.
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On Thursday, November 9, 2006, Aunty Depressant
(434) wrote:
Same unfortunately tends to happen with illness. So sad...I think of Fisher King.I had my house burn down when I was a young teen, hardest loss was our pets. I too turned to not good ways. Work comp did not come thru, and went thru it all over again, but
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On Thursday, June 1, 2006, Dissolving Poet
(564) wrote:
This teaches us all a lesson in so many ways, and if this is true I'm sorry had to experience it I know what its like to go from that to that, it just stings sometimes. But I wouldn't trade anything for anything. ~nightly
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