A Credo
Not all acquaintances
will become True Friends
but for them who do
male and female alike
i will bequeath
all those things
those honorable things
that lie embedded in
the special phrase
You are a True Friend of mine
as such i will
be there when you
are sick and lonely
i will be near
when you might
need an ear or
when you are
in despair
albeit in the
middle of the night
i will be there
in good times
and in bad
i can promise
you my loyalty
and assured support
material or moral
to you my true friend
i will never lie
nor cheat
let alone deceive
i will admit my errors
i will not use you
to polish my ego
and then
without a word
. . . . . turn
my back on you
abandon you
or spit you out
like a bad taste
and then
in silence stride
away as if
you never existed
as this friendship
is forever
Copyright © Keith Beavon | Year Posted 2016
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