'Tis said we cannot change our blood relations but we get to choose our every friend <br />And some friendships last for a brief span and some friendships in death only end <br />True friendships transcend disagreements true friends as true friends do remain <br />You lose nine for one reason or other out of every ten new friends you do gain <br />True friendships do not die in a Season true friendships they live on and on <br />Your true friend will surely stand by you when your so called friend from you has gone <br />When you are in financial trouble your friends from you won't turn away <br />When you are forsaken by all others your true friend as a true friend will stay <br />you are in deep financial trouble the financial company has re-possessed your car <br />Your moods are bordering the suicidal 'tis now you know who your friends are <br />Your true friends would never forsake you and though your friends may be few in the town <br />Your true friends will never ignore you they will help you when you are down <br />You cannot choose your blood relations though your friends you surely can choose <br />Though some of the friends you have chosen on your journey through life you do lose.<br /><br />Francis Duggan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/true-friendships/
