Palinode on a Friend

Paula Dotson Frew
Jul 23, 2017 · 1 min read
Me and my best friend for the last 27 years!

At first, she was

An intolerable bore.

At first, she thought

Herself above

The likes of me.

At first she looked

As though she smelled

The rankest of odors

As I walked into the room.

At last, she looked

As though I might

Be interesting.

At last, she thought

She might be wrong.

At last, she is

The greatest friend

That I could

Ever know.

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