It was a promise made,<\/p>\n
between two friends,<\/p>\n
one sat on a swing and the other pushed<\/p>\n
up and down she went, tears rolling down her eyes<\/p>\n
He promised he would be strong, he would not cry, because he was a big boy,<\/p>\n
They remained in silence,<\/p>\n
Their minds consumed by what the future held<\/p>\n
The world as they know it, was being broken broken apart,<\/p>\n
They were inseparable since they were 4 and 5<\/p>\n
Seven years of friendship, they would now face the test of all friendships,<\/p>\n
A horn honked in the distance, they both know their \u00a0dreaded fate,<\/p>\n
It was there they made the promise, that when they were old enough,<\/p>\n
They would meet again, they would count the years to ten,<\/p>\n
She jumped off the swing, and they embraced hoping time would stand still,<\/p>\n
A second car honk was heard in the distance<\/p>\n
She pulled away, tears in her eyes,<\/p>\n
she walked towards the car,<\/p>\n
The tear held back, fell from his eyes<\/p>\n
As he stood by the swing waiting<\/p>\n
He counted the years to ten<\/p>\n
And from the horizon he saw a form in the distance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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