To be friends must we change
from what we are to be something more like one another?
Are there conditions
to be met in exchange
for sharing company?
Must we hold from one another
certain truths of the heart in order
to maintain a relationship?
I can not meet all your goals
Dream all your dreams
Share all your life
I do not preconceive an ideal
for you
I accept you unconditionally
For what you truly are!
