Lifetime Friends Poem by RoseAnn V. Shawiak

Gazing across the street, my eyes catch an image of
my younger son talking to his friend, deep in a
life-altering discussion.
Standing upon his soapbox, the friend is imparting
his knowledge from experience to my son.
What I see tickles my mind and I chuckle to myself.
It's an endearing image - one to cherish in a poem.
Standing, squatting, smoking a cigarette, shifting
his weight from one leg to another, interested in
what his friend has to say as it pertains to himself
and his own situation right now.
Genuine friends who actually care when things are
troubling are very hard to find, yet watching the
comical body language going on between them, I can
honestly think they have just become life-long
friends in good times and bad.
Two buddies traversing life on an equal footing,
respecting one another's space and reality with
dignity and grace from above.