Creative Thursdays: Poetry
The Gift of Friendship
According to the document containing this poem, I created it in 2013, but I know it has been hanging out on my computer for far longer than that. It was written for a friend who stood beside me during several difficult years. When therapists hear my story, they wonder how I managed to live the life I did. I believe it has been friendships—deep, solid, long-lasting relationships. (Many are subscribers here!) I moved quite often as a child and making friends was a survival strategy; maintaining them after I left was possibly a fear of becoming invisible, but the richness of my friendships draws from how much I love and enjoy the people who cross my path. Friendship is a gift that just keeps giving!
The Gift of Friendship
Friendship
It is a risk-taking of the heart.
Only those willing to trust their heart
To that of another person
Will ever discover its joy.
Friendship
It is a giving of one’s life
To be part of the life of another.
Only those willing to share their lives
Will ever discover the enjoyment.
Friendship
It is a commitment
To be there for each other.
Only those willing to give of their time
Will ever discover the fulfillment.
Friendship
It is a pledge
To be accountable to each other.
Only those willing to accept a friend’s counsel
Will ever discover the wisdom.
Friendship
It is a gift
Given by God to each of us.
Only those willing to open the gift
Will discover its wonder.
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