friend(s)

 

is it because we’ve share smiles, shared laughter,

knew each other since our youth, seen joy and

sadness together, felt a common heartfelt pain,

that we should be recognized as friend(s)?

 

is there a level of love in being a friend, and should

it be of a place and time, in a certain vicinity of

space and distance or can this friendship sustain

in just by sharing words that emote feelings?

 

with this world now emersed in cybernetics, such as

television, cell phones, computers, that have created

avatars as friends, are they even real friends if

there is no person to person contact?

 

i love the morning sunrise, the moon and stars, love

the path i walk on aligned in arboreal display, with

wildflowers, and  the waft of sassafras, lilac, day lilies

and jonquils, oh yes, and the fauna that play amidst.

are they all not my life’s friends?

 

are you my friend(s) now because you’ve read my words,

and if you’re nodding yes as you read them, then we will have

intertwined our hearts fluttering in sync which signifies

we’re in this realm, called ‘life’, together, and so

at minimum, we are friends

 

into you

 i find myself entwined into you

   i hope you don't mind if i share my

      space with you for this i know because

         when you walk near me, i hear your heart

            fluttering alongside of mind, and when you 

               touch me, my skin moves as if a warm breeze

            has gently blown upon it, and then i sense 

          my spirit dancing with joy, for then i know

      my being is intertwined in yours as t'was

 made to be

takers

 those who i had surrounded myself with have been tested by my crumbling, from being that pillar of strength. they have witnessed the human side of me that was not their support, their strength, there for their needs, but showing vulnerability of being truthful that i too need support and understanding of my human needs. i was now asking for their shoulder but they walked away, some ran not knowing or caring about me. this opened mine eyes as to who is there for me, family or friend. i realize that, with the exception of my partner in life that truly loves me, most others only wanted to take and not give. it opened mine eyes...