Complementary

Other people’s lives are always Different from our own. That goes for strangers and for those We know or once had known. There may be similarities Or even common threads, But age and time might take those bonds And slice them into shreds. Those differences, though, won’t preclude Relationships or trust, For what is complementary Is often quite robust. So though we never should compare How we and others live We should rejoice in what we share And take as well as give.