my best friend

contest entry for my best friend

HIM

1x2 = 2

A+B =B+A

Those are some retorts

You throw at me.

You know I hate Mathematics

then you will explain about terms

such as divisor, associative, cumulative.

I will just answer,

there’s EXCEL.

You always tell me Engineering

Is a practical course

It will be the start of one long argument

over bottles of beer

and sizzling pork sisig.

 

ME

Mao-Tse Tung founded the Communist Party in China.

The Cold War was between USA and USSR.

These are some retorts

I throw at you,

Then I will explain about facts

and interpret it with my favourite adage

that History repeats itself.

Because you hate History,

I bombard you with events and people.

You will just answer Ho-humm

followed by a huge yawn.

telling me there is HISTORY CHANNEL.

It will be the start of one long argument

over bottles of beer

and sizzling pork sisig.

 

HIM

 

To end this argument,

let us play one round of Tong-its

the one who wins the round

will pay for the drinks

and sing the favourite song at the karaoke.

 

ME

 

OK,

to the first deal

but not ok with the second deal.

 

 

HIM

 

Why?

Because it will remind you of someone

so dear,

that you won’t and can’t forget?

 

 

ME

 

Why do you have to know

all these things?

Why do  I have to cry it all over you?

 

WE

Him putting his arm around my shoulder,

Put #5011 on the karaoke,

silently leads me to the dance floor

to the tune of “When a man loves a woman”.

 

Wiping my tears slowly,

while dancing to the song,

his tears are also flowing,

as he share my pain.

 

I can’t ask for another friend,

I can’t ask for another kindred spirit.

I can’t ask for another engineer

named Ron.

Author's Note

sisig is a filipino dish consisting of pork's internal organs with lemon juice and raw egg being sauteed in oil.
tong its - a filipino version of american poker

Reviews

[Richard McLin]

This is unlike anything I have read ever, in my life. I love it, love the structure your word and number choices, and the picture up top. This is a fantastic piece.
-Richard

[sette]

thanks richard for the wonderful review

[Ghost]

Hmmmm me thinks that maybe you and Ron maybe really close... Sometimes when friends know each other like that maybe more then just friends but without all of the confusion in between.. Such a wonderful write.

[sette]

yes we are very close that sometimes it confuses people thanks for reading this and giving a good review

[Ghost]

your welcome