She was a young child, only ten years of age,
alone and frightened of a world filled with rage.
She had witnessed her mother being beaten and bruised,
She herself had been wounded, scared and abused.
She was small, she was lonely, and this new place she feared,
as she walked thru the doorway, her eyes filled with tears.
She was anxious and worried, she was timid and shy,
as she tugged mother's sleeve, begging her "why?"
Her mother just whispered "all will be fine you’ll see.
Others can teach you, much better than me.
You will make lots of friends if you let them all in,
Don’t be afraid, don't let your fear win.”
The moment she silently walked thru the door,
All worries were gone, all fear had before.
For there in the corner, amidst faces so mean,
Was the friend she could only have seen in her dreams.
He was smiling at her as she walked to her chair,
As her mother departed, and all others did stare,
He smiled at her kindly as she slowly sat down,
Letting that kindness, melt her cold frown.
He said he was happy to see a new face,
In this quiet and sorrowful, desolate place.
He had been there four years, every grade since the first,
And for a new friend, his spirit did thirst.
They became friends so swiftly, they became friends so close,
They talked of strange things, of stars, signs and ghosts,
They were never apart, every day side by side,
Till affection for him, she could no longer deny.
The months lingered on, all in all only three,
But to such young minds, it was eternity,
Till the day they had dreaded lead them down different paths,
And she said short goodbye, to the best friend she had.
The new year came round, yet his face she saw not,
In the faces of children, at summer’s end so distraught.
She questioned the teacher, “where is Nathan this day?”
And the teacher did answer, “he chose not to stay.”
The heart in her young breast skipped a heavy hard beat,
The sky changed its hue, the ground moved ‘neath her feet.
She sat down so lonely, so wretched at this news,
For never in her short life, had she one friend so true.
The days lingered on, till the months became years,
New friends were made, new reasons for tears.
She would write him but never receive a reply,
She would cry to the heavens, questioning why.
Twas four years and counting, when a new friend she made,
Who knew of her past, who knew her name.
She questioned, “how come so much of me you know?”
The new friend just answered, “why Nate told me so…”
The heart within her chest leapt once again,
To hear after so long, sweet tales of her friend.
She was pleased to learn he was happy and well,
But would she see him again? She could never tell.
Each night she would look to the heavens above,
And pray for her friend, pray he found love.
She would plead to the Lord, if life would be grim,
that every wish would be granted to him.
Another four years, a dozen heartbreaks and more,
But no sorrow as strong as the one years before.
She was concerned when her new friend did tell,
That her childhood sweetheart, for the wrong girl had fell.
Then one fateful night, after so long in tears,
She saw his sweet face, so unchanged by the years.
He still had that smile, that could capture her so,
And those eyes that enthralled her with a wonderful glow.
They spent the night recalling, every day,
They had spent side by side before time had its way.
And when the night ended, with a simple embrace,
She prayed he saw not the tears streaming her face.
She had spent half her lifetime, dreaming only of him,
Though others had loved her, her heart they could not win.
And as she watched him depart, with another goodbye,
She stood neath the moonlight, and silently cried.
If life gives her sorrow, as it has oft’ before,
She will take it and suffer, what can she do more?
But no matter who comes in her life ‘fore her end,
She will never love another, except her best friend.
Author notes
Written July 5th, 2006
A contest entry
- Contest!! Please enter!! by With Broken Wings.
1200 points, ended March 15, 2008, 102 entries
Gold trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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grrr...i forgot clappies
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this is soooo sad....and soooooo good. It flows very well. I feel like crying now. This is so beautiful. You obviously poured your heart and soul into writing this...and almost took mine while I read it. I congratgulate you deeply on the gold trophy and on this majestic poem. :
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Oh my God... I mean just.. OH MY GOD!!!! I can´t think of much to say, it left me speachless basically.. I almost cried.. Its so brilliant and beautiful.. Thank you so much for entering.. This is exactly (or almost exactly) what happened to me, exept we r now together and he didn´t leave me for his ex.. sorry about that by the way =[ I can tell you really love(d) him and he seems wonderful.. Thank you, good luck!
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I enjoyed this poem so much!
I am always so satisfied when I read your poetry...
It's like having a beautiful bound book of treasured lines. 
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just a note to the reader. he left me for that ex
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Beautiful
Oh,
I was gonna say...MORE!! WANNA READ MORE!! This is a wicked good write. You so captured strong emotion! I love it! Don't know what else to say. Great job! Good luck in the contest.
~love~
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I hope that item turns into a happy and long sorrowless life together!!
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This is such a wonderful story. Glad it ended with him in your life and "an item". You seemed to have gone through so much..but you have happiness now...Great work.
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brilliant! really emotional and has a great storyline. well done!
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This was an emotional "ride" It had a good rhythm to it. It made it seem like every line belonged. Thank you very much for entering it in this contest. It is much appreciated.
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this is a beautiful write, filled with so many loving emotionals and thoughts. if only everyone could feel the love you displayed in this piece. The poem was well written and flowed nicely. I truely hope things work out for the both of you, a love this strong should not be let go of. take care
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Beautiful
This is such a beautiful poem. It is filled with so much love and kindness for one special friend. Your rhyming was very good, as was your flow of wording and the meter too was good.
Thank you for sharing this poem. Good luck in the contest you have entered in to, and may all your dreams come true
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This is such an amazing poem my friend,i was totally engrossed in this from start to finish.I'm so glad you found your best friend once again and i wish you both the best of luck .Kenny
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ok to be honest with you when i first saw this story and how long it was, i said there's no way i'm reading all that. but that would not be very nice of me, so i read your story. i am so very glad i did.
for i found this whole piece from beginning to end to be so very remarkable.
truly a very loving and touching write.
i love your story, and i must say that i know just how you feel.
but i could never have put it into such beautiful words.
you have done an amzing job of your write,
it is well written and the flow is excellent.
truly a great job you have done,
again i am very glad that i took the time to reat this, outstanding story.
you so be proud !!!!!!!!!!!
joyce
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What a beautiful story you tell here. I'm so glad that you found your friend again. This write is a great tribute to him. I hope he realizes how much he means to you. Keep up the good work!
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thank you very much
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Someone said, "This is a little long". Do we measure poetry length? I think not. A haiku is short. A long narrative poem is, well, a long poem. Shakespeare wrote short, medium and long poems. All have been applauded. What is the problem?
This poem is good because it is heartfelt and manages to hold attention and rhyme and followe a storyline without a problem. Jolly good effort.
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Excellent
Wonderful piece of work, kept me reading all the way through. Wonderful rhyme scheme and flow. Great job poet! An excellent piece of work, you show great talent already!
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Wow. This is long, but I think it's beautiful. Again, your use of words is amazing. I'm positive that you are the best poet I've seen so far. Amazing.
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oh, i just love that! it was so beautiful! i've never had a friend like that but i bet that kind of friendshp is wonderful. i'm so glad you two found each other again. over all though, the poem was flowy and i loved the wording. i thought it was a wonderful poem . great job! i look forward to reading more of your work...keep that pen flowing! -MKN
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What a beautiful piece this was, and so much like me and my best friend Roger. We have been friends for 12 years, and though he is married, in the Air Force, with a child of his own now, I would still follow him anywhere and love him till the day that I die. This touched me in more ways than you know. Wonderful write, keep the creative juices flowing.
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Exceptional
This my dear is so well penned. Great write. Story unfolds and the tale of young love...truly beautiful. Dont let him get away this time...Smiles. Your imagery and rhyme and meter are exceptional. I am awe stricken at your wonderful talent. God did give you the gift of pen. You will find me here again.. -
magnificent!
Wonderful! I love it! Its a great story, and i feel like I'm the girl when I'm reading it. I think I told you this, but your the only poet who write love poems that I enjoy, usually the love poems get cheesy, but I really love this write! Great job! -
Very Beautiful
This is one of the most beautiful pieces of poetry I have read, and I am sure if Nate could see this he would be so proud and probably in tears because of the love and respect in your words.
I also feel this way about a friend of mine, I don't see him that often anymore, but we have known each other most of our lives, and it feels like a part of me is missing, so I can relate and understand why you have written this.
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this is a good LONG piece.
but it has a lot of feeling and tells the perfect story of finding someone when there seems to be only bad.
great job keep it up
xxxx
april -
Indeed, a little long, but since you were able to rhyme the entire poem, I applaud you for doing that. The structure of the poem was also really good and it flowed great. My first love was in fifth grade. Then we both went to different schools in 6th grade and stopped talking. I still regret that... Excellent work on writing this, though!
Keep up the great writing!
--Tim
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