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2022-2023 / Writing

MY FOREVER FRIEND

If you get a chance, please send my love
All my love, to the one you think of as mum
From me your non kin
Who loves you like forever fam
To you, her, and anyone
I testify to the wealth of your goodness
My dear friend Forever and ever Amen

Once I was alone with neither hearth
Nor heart to call my own
But you saw me and loved me
(n my strange brain)
All the same
All the same

What can you say to a lady
Who saved your life?
Nothing but thanks so much
Nothing but I'm here because you cared
Nothing much, I just owe a bunch to you
My forever friend

When we first met
Can you remember how
Different I was
Living for so long
At over 500 pounds
How unhappy I was
Until I met you
And you started me walking
And before I knew it
I couldn't stop
I'm only alive today
Because of you

So what will I do?
With all this love and trust
And a life I now love
With a voice I choose to use
Even though so many times
I do enjoy blowing things to dust
Still, I’ll have you know
I have grown in forgiveness and continue to
Another good thing I keep learning from you
So, I'm gonna live and live well
Not just for you, my Forever friend
And not just for me, but also for this kid
A galaxy of stars who landed with me
‘Cause just once I worked for a General
In a Mother's Army and had to join up!

What can you say to a hero
Who saved your life?
Nothing but thanks so much
Nothing but I'm here
Because you cared
Nothing much
I Just owe a bunch
To you
My forever friend

How do you thank Forever friends?
Silly songs and lots of virtual hugs
Just tiny little nudges
Until we hug again, my Forever friend
Until we hug again, Sarah
Until then

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