Unfriending

How can you be all alone
with people in your face,
indeed crowding you out,
invading your space?

It was bad enough back when
I was in my teens
but, God, I'm fifty-six;
tired of this scene.

It's not just all the crowding
but really, the sneaking,
in my room and my car
has me not speaking.

I can't stand liars and thieves
who break confidences
who repeat what I said;
I was defenseless.

So just go, leave me alone
I do not need your kind.
I deserve much better
and that's what I'll find.

Friends

Friends...
Lilies that bloom year after year
Stars that twinkle in the spheres
Diamonds that sparkle in the earth
Laughter when there is no mirth.


Friends...
Love us when we feel alone
Encourage us when we're down.
Laugh with us when we're silly
Warm us when we are chilly.


Friends...
Never desert us in bad times
Tell us when we're wrong sometimes.
Love us when we are naughty
Like us when we are dotty.


Friends...
Treasure we never deserve
Have love always in reserve.
Mean the world and more to me
and I hope a friend to be.