A Link In the Chain

How does one choose a friend or an associate? Is it the way they look? Is it the compliments they give you? Or is it the influence you think they have? Some may say all above Others may say none above While some may say time determines a friend And an associate may be all the above and then some Will we ever understand why we connect with some and find no connection with others? Some people feel like family, a sister, a mother, a father, a brother, and sometimes a lover It’s not kissing "A" or gripping as some may think In that persons chain you may be just another link