My Best Guy Friend

By Gabiela Salinas

And yet
Also a Jerk
He can be like
An annoying
Brother

With a twist of
A brush
And the strike
Of a pen
He’s my favorite
Artist

It’s too this…
You do that…
His reviews are harsh
‘Cause he can be
A critic

Class is never boring
Random comments
Make class
Funny
He’s a good
Comedian, I guess

Music
Is his passion
A pastime
He favors greatly
A talented musician
At that

Trains
Of non-understandable
Art
Sunflowers, too
He’s a great
Photographer

He designs shirts
Shoes, sweaters,
And rooms
He graphic designs

If he were a food
He’d be an
Eggroll
Crunchy and hard
On the outside
Gushy and soft
On the inside

Santa Cruz
Barts to San Fran
This kid loves
A good
Adventure

Ollies and nollies
Are nothing.
He teaches how to
Perfect them

Controlling
His younger brother
Is no easy task
He’s a loving
Son

Nerves cause
Her feet to stir
No, she’s not
Doing the
Hokey Pokey, you
Dork

Like puzzle pieces
It’s all these things
You do
That make you
My best friend

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