OLD FRIEND

I�ve known you forever
Or so it seems.
Only ten years you say?
That�s crazy.
You�ve always been my shoulder to cry on,
My comfort in a time of despair.
Since that fateful day in pre-school
When I was the new girl,
When you came up and asked me to play,
We�ve been friends.
We were inseparable,
I remember it well.
Always at each other�s houses,
Or goofing off in school.
The recesses we spent playing �silly little games,�
We were so cool.
Alone in our own little world
Where unicorns, dragons and such existed.
We shared toys, trinket, sometimes clothes,
Almost everything, even friends.
When we grow old,
I hope we�ll never forget the �good ol� days.�
Because you, my old friend,
Have been with me since the beginning.

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Written in 2002 for Christopher Hutchinson.