No more glee before yon being younger,
no more awe before years asunder.
Quality over quantity.
Experience is the pattern
I look for in my friends
and those I scout for promise.
I seek those lines
on their skin that tell a story
I seek those to whom
upheaval, struggle, laughter
are companions.
I seek those who have
learned to walk hand in hand
have learned to fight hardship
with humor.
I seek those who know
how to grow.
I seek those who take
responsibility.
I seek those with respect.
I seek those with respect.
For self, for other, for life.
I seek those who make no judgment,
but hold their own opinions.
I seek those who know the goddess
of Love – of the thousand faces.
I seek those with courage.
With tears.
With weaknesses.
I have been loved endlessly.
Let me love you,
my friends. Will you?
