A real friend

 

The situation is ‘as it is’,

Thy knee under painful seize,

Humans may not be much support,

but look at the stick taut with its supportive deport,

Listen to her lovely tapping song,

It is your extension for the time being,

A real friend

to see you through

to better days on a smother path,

when the sun will smile with brighter rays,

Happy, healthy all aglow

and walk of your own with poise and steps slow,

Then one fine day

egged on by a sunny ray

it will find you strong again,

Sing it will then a lovely farewell song

with its last tappings on your floor,

You’ll then take up routine chore,

But don’t forget your friend in need,

When there wasn’t anyone to pay you heed,

Don’t throw it away,

Keep your friend in a corner

to remind you that

we are humans

and we need support,

Basically to give

and receive with grace as well.