New Friendships

When does a new friendship
Become a normal friendship?
Or a best friendship?

When does an old friendship
Become an lost friendship?
Or a forgotten friendship?

The in-between stage,
From child to adult,
Makes the boundaries hazy.
The definition lost,
Just as the friendships I had before.

To place your trust in those you don't know,
Yet you know that you love now,
You would once look upon as foolish.
And now this seems the only sane way
To cope
With modern life.

Does friendship have a time line?
Can you forever say,
"Another best friend"?
Would you ever want to stop yourself
From the freedom?
To lose out on something great.
-- Now that would be foolish --

In a time when I should feel
Alone.
I look to those I've met.
I trust them,
I adore them,
I love them
More each day.

In fact, right now,
My new friendships
Are superior
To the old.
They understand me more.
Me -- that's me -- the new me,
Not the one I was before.

Reviews

[Paul]

imparting to yrself as much as those who extend....

[Barry S. Maltese]

Ah, my lady, do they understand you more now because you are more mature, and can present yourself clearer? When I was young, I was care-free. I was indestructable. Now, I work harder at friendships because everything has a value to me. Great job writing. I enjoyed it.

[Barry Simiana]

friends are a transient thing. the best ones stay with you forever in some shape or form, even if just wonderful memories. it's fluid.

i like this because you don't try to explain. you ask and make everyone think for themselves. you also answer partly your own questions.

if you ever need friends, you'll find them here.

well done. in my reading list.

[Cdnsurfer]

Life's a journey, Gillzy, and along that path you'll meet some extraordinary people. People come and go, you change, the world changes (yet remains the same), and everyday is an adventure. Some people brand themselves in you, becoming a part of you, while others do not. Enjoy them while you have them, for life and death happen. I have been blessed with people who've known be since I was a boy, and we've seen much in each other's lives. Friendship is "acceptance" and "understanding" -- those that "get" you. Thanks for the read and reflection. Cheers! Rob