14 May 2012
He just showed up one stormy day,
'Hi I'm Fred, I'm here to stay'
He wore bright yellow pants and a flower of red,
He looked like a clown with his big, round head.
'where did you come from?' I asked him, he said
'from far back in your mind, I'm straight from your head'
I laughed and I scanned the room all around,
Did anyone else notice this clown on the ground?
'this is crazy!' I said as I laughed and guffawed,
'an imaginary friend? Well that's just absurd!'
'open your mind and let me inside, having me around could be a ride.
When you're with me you can be anyone you please,
And we can go anywhere in the world at your need'
I pondered and looked at his bubbly face,
It might not be so bad to go to a different place.
'I need to tell people that I'm going away, will you wait for me Fred? I need to pack things for my day'
So I gathered some things and tidied the room,
I looked at the place that I was leaving soon.
My family were asleep as I walked out the door,
Fred was taking me somewhere fun, somewhere I would adore
As we walked out the house he turned to me and said
'I'm afraid you won't be coming back here, you see, you are dead'
Fred looked at me sadly with big, brown eyes
'I'm sorry, I thought you might realise'
I felt myself crying as tears rolled down my cheek,
I didn't know my body had become so weak.
'Fred?' I asked him as I walked down the street
'is there others I know that I'm gonna meet?'
He took my hand, and stroked my hair
'yes dear, there's a lot of them waiting for you who care'
As it all sunk in I hugged him so tight,
And I turned to walk into that beautiful light.
My Friend Fred • Opuss № I