Friendship

FRIENDSHIP 

Throughout our lives,

True friends emerge

In short supply,

Amongst the

Temporary travellers

Who share our path,

In fleeting fellowship,

Then disappear from view,

Without a backwards glance;

For friendship sows a seed,

A bond that grows,

A tie, that absence cannot break,

Becoming something in itself,

A cherished object, locked away,

That places no conditions on its gift,

Nor hastening to judge;

For friendship sees our better side,

Behind the drawn curtains

Of our public lives,

To share in our success,

Or take our arm,

In moments of self-doubt,

Or bear the blows on our behalf,

In an unspoken pact,

That holds a mirror to ourselves,

And asks the question,

In which our deep

Discomfort lies:

Do we behave,

As would our lifetime’s

Friend?

And asks again:

Do we behave,

As would our lifetime’s

Friend?