Caren Krutsinger Poet Free verse

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I spend a lot of my time matching up children who feel like they are friendless.  Sometimes I match up children in 2nd grade who are besties through 6th grade.  

My Friends Are My Family

My friends are my family.
Except....they like me, they adore me, they say nice things about me.
My friends understand that in a writer's life, sometimes I ignore their
phone calls, their emails and their texts.
If my muse is on fire, I am not a good friend.

My friends are my lifeline.  They are always lassoing me in,
to gently let me know I have gone too far, said too much, or said too little.

My friends are the people I can trust to keep
the outrageous things I say, in confidence  and
if they have to share, I know they will use generalizations,
not saying the who of it.

My friends are the up-standers, not the bystanders.
Even if we disagree, we still respect each other, love
each other and hug each other big before and after 
dinner.

My friends use fantastic, optimistic, adjectives to describe me and
all of their other friends.
My friend s introduce me to their other friends, so I have friends.
My friends jump and shout and twirl and tell their friends when something
good happens to me.

My friends stand by me, no matter how rudely my writer self treats them.
My friends  are my family.

			Written April 24th, 2018

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Gershon Wolf April 25, 2018 at 9:52 PM That 2nd line, "Except...they like me, they adore me, they say nice things about me"---just slays me. It's wonderful, and yet it hurts. Why can't our family members be our true friends? Isn't that the goal, the greatest achievement?...OK I'll get down from the soapbox now, and just end with this: The 2nd line reminds me of the old saw about the differences between in-laws and outlaws...:) gw Caren Krutsinger April 27, 2018 at 5:07 AM As usual you "understood" what I was going for; I respect that so much, and expect it from you.

Jessica Amanda Salmonson April 25, 2018 at 9:52 AM My friends think I'm crazy and enjoy the fact. Caren Krutsinger April 25, 2018 at 1:04 PM In truth we are all crazy, just in different areas. I am people=crazy. If I did not have people, I would cease to exist.

Estela Canama April 25, 2018 at 9:40 AM Great description of a real friendship. Thank you for sharing! Caren Krutsinger April 25, 2018 at 1:04 PM Thank you Estela. I certainly appreciate your visiit.

Line Gauthier April 25, 2018 at 9:09 AM Lovely, Caren. I particular love "My friends are the up-standers, not the bystanders." Well done. Caren Krutsinger April 25, 2018 at 9:18 AM Thank you Line. Much appreciated. Thank you for being my Facebook friend too. You are beautiful! I wish you lived closer to me.