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What is a friend?

Jaylyn Benting 2000 (Cape Town)

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When my arms can't reach people who are close to my heart,
I picture them, picture them standing in the light of my art.
I always hug them with my prayers
Never a dull day with these players

Friends are born not made
Like a tree and its shade
The only way to have a true friend is to be one
Altogether we're a ton.

Friends are people who know you really well and adore you anyway
There will be dull and happy moments but together we're cray-cray
Love is only chatter
Friends are all that matter

We'll never be able to stop this game
So just take a deep breath and aim.
What is a friend ? A single soul dwelling in two bodies.

About this poem

This poem was written in 2016 as a school task.

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Written on June 16, 2016

Submitted by jaylynbenting5 on March 10, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAXX BBCC DDEE FFX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 629
Words 132
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 3
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