Poem: That Friend

That Friend

September came and our worlds grew wider,
Neither knew how little they were before,
The two of us both felt an outsider,
And formed a friendship to feel that no more,

We scoffed at the bullies who failed to know,
Laughed about teachers who never understood,
About games or computers; words would just flow,
And when things got weighty did all that we could,

You came from a place of never wanting,
The opposite of the world I had known,
Overcoming this was never daunting,
And from us both true empathy was shown.

When I look back on the days we were friends,
I wonder what stopped us from making amends.

The Busy Papa

Also known as Aaron, The Busy Papa focuses on lifestyle, parenting and personal wellbeing content. He has two decades experience in creative writing (including several published poems) and strongly dislikes (though tolerates) tomatoes.