Poems
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I, her best friend, and she, my keeper,
We were never apart; no friendship was deeper.
I brought her smiles, and she made mine
Playing dress-up time after time.
But our smiles faded, and she became sad
Because her mommy and daddy were always mad.
She said, �You�ll never leave me. We�ll never fight.
Why won�t Mom and Dad stop, night after night?�
Then Daddy moved away and never came again.
Mommy fell into a sore depression.
There was no one to stop her very mean sister
From being cold, cruel, and bitter.
In a new family, in a new home
There�s all one can want. She�s never alone.
She has new sisters and brothers
Who, despite all, love each other.
But then her mommy and step-dad started to fight,
And she heard their shouts many cold nights.
I�m not there to comfort her, though,
Like a good friend, so
I�ll just sit here and hope
That she won�t lose hope.
I wish she could know
How they love her so.
She grew up too quickly because
No one else was.