A True Friend

You sat with

me

during lunch

in an

all

white

school

Talk to

me

when

no

one

else would

You offered

me

some candy

You stood

up

to other

people

who

thauted

me

and

you

We sometimes

hung out

after

school

just me

and

you

We were

both

smart

kids

can't

you see

You even

gave

me

the

bell

ringer

job

You

Gertie Feldman

are

a

true

friend

to

Dawnie Rae Johnson

Even though

we are

from

different

races

I Dawnie

am

African American

and

you Gertie

are

Jewish

We are

true

friends

till

the

end