Speaking Of Friendship
©Lee Wise All rights reserved
Friends are those special people who…
Listen when we need them
more than they need us,
Pick up where we left off
even though we’ve been more off than on,
Are brave enough to challenge us when needed
yet sensitive enough to reserve the hard stuff
for when it’s not so hard,
And don’t need us to say anything
when saying anything might be saying too much.
We laugh with them,
Cry with them,
Poke fun at them,
Talk politics with them
instead of at them,
Share about God
and who we think he is or isn’t,
Discuss the senseless acts of terrorism
and sigh at the fits of a “terrible two year old.”
We visit them in hospitals,
and reflect thanks when they visit us.
By their actions they reassure us
that all people aren’t jerks,
everybody doesn’t hate us,
And that it’s okay to be human
without letting being human get out of hand!
We love them, our friends.
And if we believe in God as I do…
We thank God for them.
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