had a friend
good friend
for more than a decade
we talked of poetry
...
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Moving indictment on how our world view can rip our inner world apart. The last view lines beg the question 'but who was right? ' I think that to leave things hanging in the air can be a good thing. It sort of treats the reader as a jury member. Great work Charles.
Sometimes you do have to 'cut' these sort of people/friends/family out of your life. 10/10. Liz.
A touching poem, Charles. Thanks for sharing