DUANE ANDERSON

 

 

In The Eyes Of A Friend

 

I have developed many friends over the years,

friends from my childhood,

friends from work, friends from church,

friends from volunteering organizations.

I may not be friends with everyone in the world

 

not having met each and every living person,

but I know I do not wish to have any enemies,

for it is something that I am not in search of,

and once I have developed a friendship,

I do not want it to ever go away.

 

Maybe we don’t see each other every day,

or talk to each other on the phone each day,

but I will be there whenever you need me.

I will always be ready, so just give me a call.

I am a friend for life, something that

 

has always been one of my long-term goals.

I may not know everything about you,

like you do not know everything about me,

for we all have a few secrets that we choose not to disclose,

but as friends, I know we like sharing a few beers,

 

listening to the same music,

laughing at each other’s jokes,

and one more thing we have in common,

continuing our friendship rather than ending it,

so let’s get together again and celebrate our friendship.

 

You Will Always Be Surrounded

By True Friends.

 

Was it really true, friends

that wouldn’t ask me for money,

or friends that would honor

all my requests for money?

Stand with me.

I am not requesting anything from you

other than being there when I need you

to keep me company,

drinking a few beers together,

having a few laughs.

Stay true, and we will be around

each other for years to come.

True friends, you and me,

little else is needed.

 

DUANE ANDERSON

 

DUANE ANDERSON currently lives in La Vista, Nebraska.  He has had poems published in Fine Lines, Cholla Needles, and several other publications. He is the author of ‘On the Corner of Walk and Don’t Walk,’ ‘Conquer the Mountains,’ ‘Family Portraits,’ and ‘The Life of an Ordinary Man,’ and ‘In the Eyes Of.’