Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

Streets we played

jeans were frayed

clothes always the same

it was but a game

Terrible two on the rampage

pretty immature for our age

hanging at the swing park

eating chips after dark

Laughing til we ached

school days we faked

sneaking out to parties

thinking we were smarties

visiting our grans

we were their biggest fans

joined drama just for you

something I couldn't do

Getting up to no good

being cheeky, being rude

laughing as we fled

no right in the head

getting into trouble

you were my double

but with strong beliefs

no longer thick as thieves

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Reviews

[Tony Jordan]

In those heady days many impulses are at work. We can't fend them off completely and dabbling in other things often reduces our willpower to even try.
I had a huge gang of friends which helped reduce the likelihood of such deep binary connections but its different for guys right?
It was positively expected to make a move on your mates girl - unless they are engaged/married.
I'm glad you made up - to some extent but some things have lifelong effects.
Who can't relate to this one?
Honest piece K. T.

[KT-B]

so true Tony, yes I think boys are different but there's a "girl code" one shouldn't break, ah well such is life, we live and learn - she actually married woman recently so she probably wasn't really into "him" as much as I was anyway .. thanks for your review, much appreciated :)

[Michael G. Smith]

So much here parallels my youth. Always up to something with our sidekicks. This was a fun trip for me down memory lane.

[KT-B]

the joys of youth before responsibilities kick in...great memories though :)

[Nicholas Shea]

Great write! Fun read! It makes my heart ache

[KT-B]

thank you :)

[Joshua Knight]

Great feeling expressed in this poem. I like it.

[KT-B]

thanks for reading and review, much appreciated :)

[emmajoy]

Friendship and youth make such wonderful companions - and memories!

A touch of nostalgia and sadness weaving through memories, here. Find those final two lines touching because there could be such an unhappiness playing the heart there. Whilst your meter goes towards the end, I find this a quite remarkable poem.. a tale with a twist in its tail as it finishes.

[KT-B]

very perceptive of you... this was about my childhood friend, I lost the friendship because I stole her boyfriend when we were 15, it was the biggest betrayal ever and I regret it still - can't believe I did that - sad!

[emmajoy]

We all make mistakes when young, that's why we have youth, so we can learn by it.. perhaps! I wonder, is there any way your friend could read this poem... it would make a wonderful bandage.

Apart from that, your words really do show a warm and aware heart and that's what matters. Truly.

[KT-B]

thank you for that, I would be to embarrassed to go back and address it, I've seen her since and we have had fun time reminiscing about old times but never once have we touched on that subject - too painful - even now - a lesson learned indeed! :)

[emmajoy]

At least you've acted like adults too... that's special.

[KT-B]

yes after many years had passed and the wound wasn't so fresh....