3 Word Prompt for Andrea, f14 POETRY class: BELIEVE HOPE LOVE

I do believe the time has come to hope

I'd love it if my friend came back at last.

If I am wrong I'll wash my mouth with soap,

And banish expectation to the past,

But still, if I could nourish once again

The happiness that once was his and mine,

With hugs and gentle words and dragons slain

By lance that since was broken on that fine

And sunny day when my friend and I were parted.

We both were nervous, testy. Tempers flared

And insults traded. He was brokenhearted

And I lamented. It's gone unrepaired

But now I found a message from my friend

Not sweet, but patient. Let this rupture end!