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Good Bye Old Friend
by Mary E Lacey Desertrat → (All Poetry by Mary E Lacey Desertrat)
Monday, July 23, 2018    Rated "G" by the Author.
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To my childhood friend, and my ex-husband
who died way too soon

When we parted, I said good-bye,
How was I to know how it was going to be
You were the love of my youth
It could no longer be you and me
We drifted apart, I found someone new
And you also found a love that was true .

Three children we created together
How was I to know it would be this way?
I never thought in a million years
That forever you would go away
The children mourn for their Dad
And no way on earth could I say of this I was glad!

Others say, He was your ex, what difference did it make?
My ex, but a friend of my youth, how could I be happy that you died?
I hear your guitar playing in my head
My emotions torn apart, missing you was something I didn’t intend.

Mary Lacey
July 23, 2018


 

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 Reviews of "Good Bye Old Friend"
Reviewed by Susanne Leist
Reviewed on December 11, 2018
Sad to lose a friend with whom you shared so much.

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on July 25, 2018
Oh, what a true-blue tear jerker. Your words took me back into my misplaced past. Tears bubbled up because of it.

Reviewed by John Herlihy
Reviewed on July 24, 2018
A lovely poetic requiem for an "ex" who was a childhood friend, very magnanimous and insightful.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on July 24, 2018
They say that your first love stays with you with the rest of your life. And children certainly make that possible.



I wish he were around to read what you have written so poignantly about your relationship.



Ron

Reviewed by Regis Auffray
Reviewed on July 23, 2018
Honest, true, and meaningful; I can relate to this. I have three children with my ex as well. Fortunately, we have always remained friends, even if we did grow apart as well. Love and best wishes to you, Mary.

Régis

Reviewed on July 23, 2018
We miss our loved ones when they part with us too soon. My husband died two years ago and I'm still mussing him.

Great longings in this poem!

Sandie


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