#0004

I have heard it said of men

That they lie time and time again;

Cannot be relied on for the truth,

But hate correction and reproof.

A man is made of many faults,

Himself he oftentimes exalts,

Yet I can say of some I know

there is some distance left to go;

But they have achieved such steady starts,

With goodness written on their hearts;

My friends will see me through the years

being there to wipe my tears.

For, men can be both kind and wise,

my problems they compartmentalise,

I find that they, too, have need of me;

So we are friends, reciprocally.