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My Friend

You are my friend—
Whether or not you
Climb Mt. Everest
Disappear into deep space
Hold up a bank
Eat a snake
Marry a prince
Memorize Encyclopedia Britannica
Transform into pure spirit
Become an anorexic chicken—a hog with indigestion
Write haiku for the White House
Resurrect Amelia Erhardt
Transform time as Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth, Helen of Troy
Contract the dreaded Purple-Tongued Magoo-Magoo disease
Fly on the back of an eagle
Manifest as swan
Elope with a bandit
Cuddle with a rabbit
French kiss a giraffe—
You are my friend.

©Copyright James Quina

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