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What Are Friends For?

January 14, 2010
By ilovetinkerbell GOLD, Raytown, Missouri
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ilovetinkerbell GOLD, Raytown, Missouri
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When I am upset,
Or feeling blue,
A friend always says,
What are friends for?

When I need,
A shoulder to cry on,
A friend always says,
What are friends for?

When I need,
Some to tell me it is okay,
A friend says,
What are friends for?

When someone needs to,
Cry on my shoulder,
I will say,
What are friends for?

When a Friend needs,
Me to tell them it is okay,
I will say,
What are friends for?

Friends are,
There for you,
They will let you,
Cry on their shoulder.

Friends are there,
To make you feel better,
And tell you it is okay.
That is what friends are for.

© Laura B., Plainville, MA

The author's comments:
I was feeling upset when my friend told me that it was okay and that he would always be there for me. So I wrote this and it made me feel a little better knowing that my friends are always there for me.
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