If- a Response

If you can see with eyes of a child and allow amazement and wonder to be your guide without fear or doubt If you can understand the weakness of those who lie to cover their own frailties and not set judgment or fault even if the lies are about you If you can be truthful without using truth as a sword yet be passionate in your ways without compromising your soul to those who feast on such things keeping your honor in trials of decisions If you can stand to face unrighteousness and do so in quiet measured confidence allowing for a peaceful resolution and can carry life's burdens without complaint helping those who struggle to do so finding reasons to help without being asked or seek restitution for your help If you can do all these things then you will be worthy to be called a friend 10/21/18 contest Response to If note...second submission, first one disappeared from PS without notice from my manage poems page