| A Special Friendby Ian Curtress
 
                    
                        | An idyllic
                        childhood destroyed by war. The Young not spared of what we saw
 Overnight I remember when
 Innocent boys transformed to men
 The thought of self did not exist
 A common cause, the aim, resist
 I saw a Nation at its best
 The Will to survive, no time for rest
 No such words as cant be done
 A single aim, everyone
 Hidden strengths amazed us all
 No hurdles accepted at which to fall
 Sense of achievements everyday
 Somehow always found a way
 Survive we did and left with thoughts
 Mine still true today when overwrought
 The lifetime value of a Special Friend
 A unique relationship without end
 A Special Friend brings sweet relief
 Doubles my joy and Halves my grief.
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