A True Friend

                               

Everyone who shakes hand,

Needn’t may be thy friend.

The world is so full of love,

Easily may receive you the kisses of lips-mauve.

But if you’re set out in the search

Of a true friend, will be much like a lurch,

For you’ll get so confusions,

And you’ll see it depends on conditions.

If you’re rich and have money,

People will capture soon and behaving to thee,

Like a friend; like a believer,

And you can’t differ

Who’s good and who’s better,

Seldom with the bad you suffer.

It’s an act of cunning

To avoid such circling.

If not, they will suck thy treasury,

And will fly away after making merry.

But if by God’s blessing,

You may find a faithful being

Who often puts his help,

Without the wealth, but himself.

To him, nothing is richness or poverty;

He, being unselfish, will show empathy.

And it is thy work, he should be recognized,

In the crowd of guys, which you’ve organized.

-         Ravi Prakash

                                                                        ( 21-02-2010)