In a friendship we're free to expose,
Parts of ourselves nobody else knows.
But the thing that sustains it and sets it apart,
Is not something spoken it's a bond of the heart.
This bond can only be broken if you want it to be,
It is not what I want to happen between you and me.
What can we do to make this friendship last,
Look to the future and not to the past.
In times of trouble a friend will be there,
To lend a hand and to show they care.
You need help on a friend you can rely,
Their last cent for you they would not deny.
When you make a friend for them you must care,
And then when you need them they will be there.
True friends are rare in a lifetime two or three,
I'm so glad it happened between you and me!
Original by Author Unknown
Adaptation Copyright © Martyn Manley 1999
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