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- Story Listed as: True Life For Adults
- Theme: Drama / Human Interest
- Subject: Poems & Songs
- Published: 07/28/2020
Friend of Mine
Born 1954, M, from Cocoa Beach/FL, United StatesFriend of Mine
Oh, friend of mine I love you so dear
I heard your cry through the tears
Your bravery showed in hard times
While waiting for a return to old times
Over the phone you pleaded
Please come home where you’re needed
Bring me yesterday’s cheer
My future is unclear
Your talk of no tomorrow
In a place dark and low
My friend you scare me so
I hear you going astray
But I am far away
I must do something
Do something
Again, you talk of no tomorrow
And a confession of our life’s flow
Something
Do something.
I had no choice, friend of mine
When I called a Crisis Hotline
Help came to your door
To stop you before
Disbelief stunned your family
As they shared your agony
They raised you from a dark hole
And comforted your soul
Please understand I did what I had to do
Because of my love for you
Now I am a pariah
But you’re not with the Messiah
Friend of Mine(Gordon England)
Friend of Mine
Oh, friend of mine I love you so dear
I heard your cry through the tears
Your bravery showed in hard times
While waiting for a return to old times
Over the phone you pleaded
Please come home where you’re needed
Bring me yesterday’s cheer
My future is unclear
Your talk of no tomorrow
In a place dark and low
My friend you scare me so
I hear you going astray
But I am far away
I must do something
Do something
Again, you talk of no tomorrow
And a confession of our life’s flow
Something
Do something.
I had no choice, friend of mine
When I called a Crisis Hotline
Help came to your door
To stop you before
Disbelief stunned your family
As they shared your agony
They raised you from a dark hole
And comforted your soul
Please understand I did what I had to do
Because of my love for you
Now I am a pariah
But you’re not with the Messiah
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JD
08/02/2020I'm glad your friend is not with the Messiah, but I hope you will not remain a pariah for too long, and that your friend has received the help she needed. I'm glad you did what you could do for her from afar. Thanks for sharing the story, Gordon.
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Jason James Parker
07/28/2020Heart wrenching writing, Gordon. I can thorooughly relate to the subject matter and so evocative was your verse, that there was a lump in my throat the whole way through. Beautifully done. : )
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