Friendliness

Everyone can use a friend
To be there at the end of day.
A hand to hold,
An ear to bend,
A warm safe-harbor hideaway,

A champion ready to defend
In situations, come what may
With ready-made advice to lend
That answers like a ricochet

To hit the mark,
Lift the darkness
Setting old wounds on the mend,
Making new roads,
Speaking lost codes,
Babble no one comprehends.

Every seeker needs a shoulder
When the weight of worlds descends.
Truth be told, in leaves of gold:
To have a friend
You must be a friend.

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