Friend

I've not seen you in months,
But now you're here.
You hold me close,
And let others peer.
With expectancy I look into your eyes...
And there it is, with no surprise.
The look of longing, the look of lust.
But you know I don't feel the same, but your heart I won't bust.
I'll let you cradle me in your arms.
Warm and safe, there a place of true calm.
But that's all they are, there's no lust there.
True, there's love, more than brotherly care.
But my 'ship' sailed, and you never climbed aboard.
So, friends we'll be, with our 'unbreakable' cord.

©Odd

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