My Friend

You know,

There are times,

When we get annoyed,

Irritated, even, with each other.

There are times,

When animosity runs through,

As deep and as piercing,
As the silence between us.

Through thick or thin,

A slew of emotions,

We occasionally avoid,
To escape the disparities between us.

Nevertheless,
it is at times like this,

I remember why,

Of the billions of people,
I call you ...

My Friend