Since Seventeen

At seventeen the only thing that mattered

was driving our cars, watching the boys

and whispering don’t-tell-anyone secrets

we knew would never be shared

Singing our harmonies, and dancing with abandon

to the sold-out audience of the window’s reflection

candlesticks as microphones

best-friend laughter and coming of age dreams

The twenties bring spouses, children, houses, and change

At first scary, but different, and new

We’ll never grow apart

It happened so quick – those different paths

separated by the winds of change that we didn’t see

our words become sparse and shallow

Apart, we both trust

silently comforted that ours is a friendship

forged in forever-ness

intuitively we know to be patient with the wind

Life settled; together again

the forties knocked on the door

our conversations are deeper and different

until we heard that song

and instantly, the window once again becomes our stage

Another decade has come our way

our friendship once tested

is stronger than ever

We honor the waves of time

and are grateful for being patient with the wind

Her and Me ~ forever friends ~ since seventeen

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Thank you for reading my books: If I Could Tell You How It Feels, and Untangled, A Story of Resilience, Courage, and Triumph