A Little Help

You have friends
old and new –
do not some arrive
when you need
them most?
Are there not
friends from
a long storied past,
who know you well
and love you still,
as the experiences
you have shared
would fill a book –
are there not
friends who are
family to you?

Do you not share
certain experiences
with certain friends –
some who may
enter into your life
for a specific event,
who drop in
for a reason,
you may not
even know why,
but is there not
help you are giving,
or need to receive,
from a friend
who is there
when you need
them most?

Yes, there are friends
who have taught
you wonderful lessons –
friends who you
no longer see
eye to eye –
have they not
brought you along
to where you are
right now –
is there not Gratitude
you feel
for the experiences
you have shared –
can you not
thank them
from your heart –
have they not fulfilled
what you wished
to learn?

Are not friends
about relationship,
do you not learn
from how you relate –
are they not mirrors
to help you
remember
Who You Are –
are there not those
you have known
for eternity,
for all time,
do they not arrive
at the perfect time –
“There you are!”
you say –
can you not
do more than
“get by”
with a little help
from your friends?

Sometimes it is
when you are
vulnerable,
that a friend
is there for you –
do you not need
to ask for help –
does it not
help someone
feel good
when they are
needed, too?

There is a giving
and receiving
that you experience
with friends –
as you give help,
as you receive,
do you not experience
Love and Gratitude –
are you not there
when they need you,
are they not there for you?
Do you not
experience Love
with a little help
from your friends?

Be a friend.
Thank a friend.
Be Grateful.
Be Love.
Be There.
You Are
in this together
for a reason –
for Love.
Always,
always,
Love.