Imaginary Friend

I used to have a little friend

That only I could see;

He told me he was just pretend,

But he was just like me.

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He used to hide up in a tree,

The same as I would do,

And think up things that couldn’t be

And make them all come true.

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He asked me why the sky was blue

And clouds were never still…

So many things we never knew…

And likely never will.

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Together, we ran up a hill

And rolled the other side;

We shared the fun of ev’ry thrill

And faced our fears in stride.

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Oh, how we jumbled on the ride

That speeded high and low,

And left our tracings on the slide,

Where none would ever know.

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My trusty friend and I would go

Out in the woods to play;

And in the mid of summer’s glow,

He let me fade away.

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The bonds of youth do often fray,

And ev’ry thing must end.

If you become a child some day,

I’d like to be your friend.

r. nuñez, 1/2014