You are always my friend

when I am happy

or when I am sad

when I am all alone

or when I am with people

You are always my friend

if I see you today

or if I see you a year from now

if I talk to you today

or if I talk to you a year from now

You are always my friend

and though through the years

we will change

it doesn't matter what I do

or it doesn't matter what you do

Throughout our lifetime

you are always my friend

-Poem by Susan Polis Schutz-