Patricia A. Banks Poems

What happened to us, you and me? You were my closest friend once.
You were my knight in shining armor. It was to you I gave all I had to
Give, my heart, my soul, my body. Why did you change and try to change me in the process?
When did our love turn to hate? when did we abandon our friendship and walking side-by-side facing lifes battles together, to facing each other as enemies on a battle ground of our own making, and desiring to see each other bleed and hurt?
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Three years ago you took a journey in which I could not follow you. For most of my life I was your shadow, you were my hero. You were the physical embodiment of all the qualities that define the most precious endearing attributes a mere mortal can process.
You could always make me laugh, even when life gave us a bitter kick in the teeth.Which on many occassions it often did.
You were my best friend, my confidant, my cheering section when things went right. You stood by me when my world turned upside down, and others fled.
When you walked this Earth there was never a day I felt alone or unloved. Even at my worst you were always there for me. You really were so much more than just my mother, you were my friend. Above and beyond that you paved a beautiful road of life for me in which I could follow all the days of my life and never lose my way. You used only the best materials to build this wonderful road of life for me.
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