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FriendshipThirty odd years of friendshipAnd what does it mean? Was it an illusion? Or perhaps just a dream It is over now From a misunderstanding or other Broken - shattered Not to be recovered I tried to make it up By writing and visiting Somehow or other There is just something missing That closeness has gone Just flittered away I do not know how to put it back Or what more I can say? Where did our friendship falter? Was it really from my name change? Or the issues with her husband? And mine from my mother? We did not see it coming Perhaps if we had We might have done some fence mending Long before it went bad I feel slighted She does not seem to forgive no matter what I do So I will get on with my life Following the dreams of my heart I had hoped that we could build a new friendship Not from the ashes of the other But based on our mutual interests But I often think – why bother? Let the past go And get on with my life Shake the dust off my shoes Life is too short for gripes So long to this three decade friendship It was lovely while I had it The memories are mostly happy And no one can take that away Amanda Martin-Shaver © 28 December 2000 People come into your life for a reason, a season, or a lifetime. When you figure out which it is, you know exactly what to do. When someone is in your life for a reason, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a god-send, and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part ... or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. Sometimes they die. Sometimes they walk away. Sometimes they act up or out and force you to take a stand. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled; their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and it is now time to move on. When people come into your life for a season, it is because your turn has come to share, grow, or learn. They may bring you an experience of peace or make you laugh. They may teach you something you have never done. They usually give you an unbelievable amount of joy. Believe it! It is real! But, only for a season. Lifetime relationships teach you lifetime lessons; those things you must build upon in order to have a solid emotional foundation. Your job is to accept the lesson, love the person/people (any way); and put what you have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of your life. It is said that love is blind but friendship is clairvoyant. Thank you for being a part of my life. Author Unknown  
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