When the fire takes all you have. My home will be your home.
When you are old, and can no longer remember my face, I will meet you for the first time. Again and again.
When they make fun of your accent, I will take you swimming. Because we all sound the same underwater.
When Ellis Island tries to erase your past, I will call you by your real name.
When they call your number for the draft, I will enlist to fight beside you.
And I will march with you, From Selma, to Montgomery and back. As many times as it takes.
We will stand together. Against the hoses and the dogs Because it didn’t start with us.
It started with Lennon and McCartney It started with Thelma and Louise. Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin. Bert and Ernie. Abet and Costello Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Mario and Luigi. Watson and Sherlock. Pikachu and Charizard.
And they can tell you what a miracle this is. They can tell you how rare this is. But they can tell you how rare a friendship always is.
The chances are slim. The cards are always stacked against you. The odds are always low.
But I receive the best of you. And the worst of you. And I choose both.
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