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I was sitting in my prison cell and was thinking about what friendship means. And I wrote this poem about what I thought it meant.

A Friend

A friend is the one who tells you the truth
regardless of the cost,
A friend will help you find the thing's
you'd given up as lost

A friend will never put you down
or make you feel alone,
He'll smile and try to comfort you
'cause together you have grown

A friend is the one who picks you up
when you've fallen on the ground,
A friend is the one whose voice at night
is a welcome, warming sound

So when you think you're on your own
and wish you had a helping hand,
Remember, a friend is the one who,
when you cry, will always understand

Because the world is full of people
who will laughingly pretend,
But, when it's said and done
you're lucky if you've got a friend…

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Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
Scud
the poem was great. it dose make anyone wonder if we are so lucky , to know we have them
rob
well writen and just loved it
mrs. pink
sir shotgun if you ever read this i just want you to know that i love your poem because right know i just lost my best friend wellm one of them at least because my other best friend told me that she ws saying stuff about me so i still dont know the truth so i ws looking for a poem about how i felt this isnt it so im going to make my own but i really really love your poem.
Jesska
This peom was really good for me seeming that i just lost my best frined in the whole wide world in a car acciendent some dude ran a red light but anywho this peoms really showed me the meaning of a lot of things i have been shut in my room for days and havent came out because i lost mu\y best firned bec i havent been myself but this peom showed me something and thank-you for who ever wrote this peom because i hope you are really proud opf yourself that i will be reading this poem at her funeral i love it so much
sofia
yeah well all i wanted to say was that was good that was one of the best poems i have ever read i mean it so perfect because it dicribes my best friend and its the perfect words to say it yeah well i just wanted to say good job and hope you can write back and since your so good wit poems maybe can write one on that special guys i'll never get
sherrie
simply wonderful! what a insite of friendship. i really loved it! thank-you
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