Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FRIENDS, by EDWARD VERRALL LUCAS


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First Line: You ask me 'why I like him.' nay
Last Line: Because he is he and I am I.
Subject(s): Friendship


YOU ask me "why I like him." Nay,
I cannot; nay, I would not, say.
I think it vile to pigeonhole
The pros and cons of a kindred soul.

You "wonder he should be my friend."
But then why should you comprehend?
Thank God for this—a new—surprise:
My eyes, remember, are not your eyes.

Cherish this one small mystery;
And marvel not that love can be
In spite of all his many flaws."
In spite? Supposing I said "Because."

A truce, a truce to questioning:
"We two are friends" tells everything.
Yet if you must know, this is why:
Because he is he and I am I.





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