Imaginary friends are commonplace <br />In children brought up on their own. <br />As a phenomenon it is well known. <br />They usually disappear without a trace <br />when real live friends are made to take their place. <br />While it’s not something which we can condone <br />most probably much better left alone. <br />Imaginary friends are hard to chase. <br /> <br />Unless their seems to be some urgent need. <br />Far better not to intervene <br />As children grow these fantasies recede <br /> until it is as if they’d never been <br />Most children without our help will succeed <br />in banishing their old friends from the scene. <br /> <br />7-Aug-07<br /><br />ivor or ivor.e hogg<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fantasy-friends/
