"Friend:" ...

once had a friend
terry his name
man of good heart
but weakly muscled
kidneys even worse
alone one weekend
he dies on me
leaving me, alone
   
once had a friend
bert was his name
C.A.P. cadet, dead
they blew him up
with viet nam JP4
never really knew
he was a friend
till too late
   
once had a friend
margaret her name
they called her peg
and i toots
she heart surgeon
stepping 'round mess
dying, i kept bleeding
born some one new

 
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by t.white
© 12-21-1995