Friend Poem by Iris Ixora

Yesterday
You were here
Singing along all the songs
We both love to hear
Dancing to the music
From dawn to dusk
We laughed through the tasks
We smiled without masks
With joy our hearts held tight

Today
You are still here
Without the songs we use to sing
No music no dance
From dusk to dawn
All we had was tears
With all the fears

Friend
Love is joy
Joy comes with pain
Take them both
Or leave them both
And you are free
To come and be by my side
Like yesterday if we might
Without fear neither tears

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Hong Kong 140316