The Friendship Only Lasted a Few Seconds

2004-07-19 at 9:47 p.m.

The Friendship Only Lasted a Few Seconds
Lily Lee Adams

He said "Mom,"
And I responded
And became her
I never lied
to him.
And I couldn't
Explain that to others.
I got all and more back.
But the friendship
Only lasted a few seconds.

And he called me Mary.
I wished she could
Be there for him.
I felt I was in
Second place,
But I did the
Best I could
And the friendship
Only lasted a few seconds.

And he told me,
"I don't believe this,
I'm dying for nothing."
Then he died.
Again, the friendship
Only lasted a few seconds.

How can the World
Understand any of this?
How can I keep the
World from forgetting?
After all the friendship
Only lasted a few seconds.

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