Friendship
is a two way street
If it is not fed
from both sides,
it will atrophy
Why do I
always have to make
the phone calls ?
How come
you never call me ?
this kind of complaint
is a bad omen
corrosion has set in
because there is
no real exchange
We have to
have time
for our friends
We must be
available
It is so easy
to plead
a multitude of demands
on our time
How important are these demands ?
If a friendship is to thrive ,
We have to face this question because
a friend can not survive neglect
Being available means to take the initiative
Write that letter , make that phone call
stop for a visit even if it isn't your turn
Being available means
altering plans to accommodate
Being available means to listen
not only to what our friends is saying
but what he is not saying
or trying to say and can not
Sometimes we are unavailable
because we are afraid of getting hurt
So we withdraw to our tower
fill the moat , and pull up the drawbridge
This fear is there but we have to cope with it
We have to be willing to suffer
the agony of opening to others
We have to let down the bridge
open the gate
Soon we will discover that people will
treat us gently
We have to risk it
More than anything we have to realize
We can not drain the cup of friendship
taking all we can get of care , attention and concern
without doing our share to help refill the cup
