Friends
By Stellar84

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This poem belongs to me, Emily.  All rights reserved.  Please,
no duplicating, copying, or distribution without my consent.
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     Look around you 
     And consider
     Who is a real friend
     Who is your true friend

     One person's friend
     Another one's enemy
     Hostility, perhaps
     But what is a friend?

     Friend - 6 letters
     Yet with many meanings
     The "friend" I'm talking about
     Is the one with significance

     Not the "friend" you label
     Upon a person you hardly know
     Not a friend of a friend
     Nor a bare acquaintance

     A real friend, always there
     Help you when you're down
     Be there when you need it
     Always trying to lift that frown

     Friends, willing to talk
     You can argue and still be friends
     False friends use you
     Then laugh behind your back

     But true friends
     They're hard to find
     Rare, to be trusted
     As priceless as any jewel

     Next time you call someone friend
     Consider it, hard
     Just for a moment, reflect
     Friend or "Friend"?

     Friendship has a meaning
     And if a true friend, there's a bond
     Your friends are always special
     And nothing can break that tie

     Nothing
     Not other people nor time
     If they're true friends
     They'll show, somehow, they care