Blessed are those who have found
Lasting friendships, it makes a difference profound
To your life if you have friends who have your back
Your social interaction is limited if good friends you lack
Social isolation is now established to be
A risk factor for dementia and early mortality
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When you move away from home you lose
Your childhood friends, you have to choose
New friends for yourself, but friends are hard to find
Inevitably your friendships are by your children defined
So you become friendly with other mothers around
Organizing playdates and carpools, you surround
Yourself by other mothers, by default they become your “friends”
But in dealing with them you have to be artificial and pretend
To be someone you are not for the sake of your children
Otherwise there is little you find in common with those women
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Once in a while by serendipity
You find someone with whom you can be
Yourself without attaching any strings
You find the joy that true friendship can bring
You go out for walks and trips into town
Where you are able to let your hair down
You feel more vibrant, more energized
This is what you were missing, you realize
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The power of female friendships should not
Be underestimated, much joy can be brought
Into life by having close friends in whom we can confide
After all, we are in for similar roller-coaster rides
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This verse is a way for me to remind
Myself to actively try to find
Women friends with whom I can spend
My free time, and perhaps my years on this planet extend
Passion...unbridled 