Although this is a picture of my childhood friend and me, it is used for illustrative purposes only. The poem is fictional and in no way describes either one of us.
Fidelity
“We’ve been friends since we were skinny!”
–Anonymous
Yes, we grew up friends and stood up at each others’ weddings.
She was there for all my break-ups. I was there for all her beddings.
And though she thinks I’m poorly dressed and I think she’s a snob
who only talks about her “things,” fashion and her job.
And though she lets her eyes stray, like she finds my talk is boring,
and puts polish on her fingernails while mine are apple coring.
Though she prefers the opera while I like the Avett Brothers,
and dines on caviar while Burger King is more my druthers.
While she shops for Michael Kors, Yves Saint Laurent and Fendi,
Ross Dress for Less is where I shop for clothes that are less trendy.
She drives a new Mercedes while I drive a beat-up Chevy.
While she works out at her health spa, I have let myself get heavy.
Yet none of this has ever put our friendship in the skids.
I pat her little yappy dog. She puts up with my kids.
For though we’ve evolved differently, she still is my best friend,
and the history between us means our bond will never end.
Though she lives in a mansion and my house is a dump,
Just one thing could divide us. That is–if she votes for Trump!!!
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Delayed Contact.” How would you get along with your sibling(s), parent(s), or any other person you’ve known for a long time — if you only met them for the first time today?
lifelessons - a blog by Judy Dykstra-Brown 
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Very funny. You should send that poem to Hillary 😀
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Great clincher. HAHA!
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LoL, NOT where I expected that to go.
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Wouldn’t want to be predictable, Laura.
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Voting for Trump would be a deal breaker in any relationship. Even though the poem is far from me or my best friend, it does remind me of the relationship. I can’t imagine life without my friend. Talk about resonance … You rang the bell.
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It is actually far from me and anyone…I didn’t want to make it resemble anyone I know lest they feel insulted.
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The ending hehehe. What a nice poem though 🙂
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Judy that poem was a joy because “friendship”’ shines out of it and the twist is superb. Anton
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Ha! Very cute. If I actually knew someone who was considering Trump, I might be inclined to constantly send them pictures of him with his toupee flying in the breeze.
Hopefully you remain undivided come election time:)
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Can you imagine sharing that vision of fly-away hair, let alone his mental vision, daily with the entire world? Reason enough for invasion by a foreign power.
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I love the pic of you and LBM?
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Yes. Isn’t she adorable? She is so pleased about something.
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