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To my dearest friend James

I have waited all these years to write,
never knowing just what to say.
It goes back way before the tenth;
but that was sure a day.

You have been the closest friend,
that anyone could be.
Helping me in ways untold
and to the enth degree.

From the day that we first met,
you’ve always set me straight.
You turned into my brother;
my heart you helped create.

The person I turned out to be,
is modeled after you.
That is why this letter's late;
these days I feel so blue.

You died for me that dreadful day;
with no hesitation of a thought.
Jumped right on to that hand grenade;
and that cannot be taught.

But now I’m here; and all alone,
you’re nowhere to be found.
Deserving of so much more,
than to be set in the ground.

Please forgive me dearest friend:
I know not what to do.
Every day I spend my life,
with this debt I owe to you.

I try to think what you would say
or how you’d make me feel.
I draw a blank, I just don’t know;
my life seems so surreal.

I’ve told your parents, how I felt
your mother held me and we cried.
My dearest friend I have to say:
I wish it was for you; I died.

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bosiarbooger (I used the word enth to show a degree, huge and vast bigger than a number could be)

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  • Kimojuno
    October 1, 2008

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    Wow! I did not see that coming, your poem truly leads the reader down a .. road that can only be described as reality. At first I was slightly smiling with a slight chuckle now and again, and then I started to feel the emotional spiral turning into sadness and a slight tearing up. You truly wrote this in such a way that the reader feels what you feel during this.

    Great job,
    Jeff.

    and to the enth degree. --> and to the tenth degree.
    I’ve told you parents, how I felt --> I’ve told your parents, how I felt


    • Bosiarbooger gold member
      October 1, 2008
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      Thank you for pointing my type-o I am not sure why, but your is always missing the "r" really 7 out of 10 times, it drives me insane. I did though use "enth" to show a degree bigger than a number I have been using it for years and until now did not know it really isn't a word. I will leave it in, but put a explanation for it in my AN. Thank you for reading and commenting. It was a long and difficult write inspiration from a conversation with a friend about his time in Vietnam. Boog


  • Swan song gold member
    September 27, 2008
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    Tragic from the beginning to the end well doneand good luck


  • Night Terrors
    August 7, 2008
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    so sad I am so sorry you did a good job here thanks for enterin


  • Hetha gold member
    August 4, 2008

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    That's one heckuva friend to have, and I'm sorry for your loss. This entry was well written and rhymed, and it's flow was wonderful. You did very well with it.


  • HisDirtyLiLPoet
    July 27, 2008

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    *smiles @ you* for the victory is right here in your poetic voice! See, sorrow has lessons and in those lessons we change like the seasons do -- Keep tellin' this glorious story and you'll find no truer blessings. Absolutely a cherished write my friend and I'm sure James is looking down on you now saying "Heck yeah!"

    I love this -- give that muse of yours a hug for me, please.

    She-ra


  • Nothing But No
    July 27, 2008

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    This is brutal, the ending nearly brought me to tears. A well deserving and emotionally charged gold. Congratulations on the trophy, your really did deserve it.

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