DAMIAN BAO

Friendship

To Jennie
by Damian Bao

We fall,
We hurt,
We are children of flaws.

We argue,
We fight,
We are children even as adults.

I have told you once,
I have told you twice,
I will tell you until the end of time.

I love you,
I love you beyond the edge of the seas,
I love you beyond the height of the skies.

I saw you grow up,
I grew up with you,
I have always loved you.

I danced with you at your very first ball,
I was there when you used your first makeup brush,
I saw you transform into the beautiful woman you are today.

You are a foolish girl,
I am a foolish boy,
And forever you will be my darling friend.

My dear friend,
No matter the miles I have to travel,
No matter the cliffs I have to climb,
Wherever you are crying alone,
I will always be there,
You will never have to ask.