True Friendship

Fingers always interlaced together.
Laughter spilling out of closed
Mouths. Even with stormy weather

Coming we could never feel exposed
To the glare of the sun and the strong
Winds. We know that we are supposed

To grow old together. Someone I never long
To be mad at forever. We know secrets that
Nobody understands. We go down the wrong

And right paths together. We get old and fat
Together always. While everyone else is fake
And phony we are genuine. We cut

Away the extra thorns. We promise to take
The same road, but sometimes in
Opposite directions. We complain and ache

Together. We are living in the same skin
Because we are blood sisters. We are
Connected and know where we have been.

We are seeing the same sky and star.
It does not matter if we are catching fireflies
And putting every one into a sealed jar.

As long as I get to be the one who dies
Alongside you, I will be perfectly okay.
My dear, together we will always rise

With every new and bright day
Ahead. Even with all the tears we will
Ever cry we will slay every single cliché.

*entered into friendship competition

P.S. This is dedicated to my amazing BFF Marcia who I have been friends with since elementary school.