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Thursday, May 01, 2008

Sonnet CXXII

A true friend shall not use you for their aims
or curse you if you fail to serve them well.
A true friend isn’t jealous of your fame
or bitter, hearing new successes swell.
A true friend does you favours. And the game
the others play of selfish playback quells.
A true friend loves you through your flaws and frays
and comforts you in sickness and in Hell.

Does such a friend exist? I must say no.
It’s nice to think one has a friend like that.
But all of us have plans and goals and dreams;
we can’t serve others faithfully and know
the friendship’s symbiotic. Some are that,
but most reciprocate the very least.

2 comments:

  1. Of course there are friends that fit my description in this sonnet (i.e. all of you, my lovely, loyal, mostly female readers :P) However, from some of experiences comes a certain bitterness...and it's expressed here :)

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  2. "and comforts you in sickness and in Hell."

    "in sickness and in Hell" is a pun, referring to the marriage vow thing..."in sickness and in health", representing how a good friendship is somewhat reminiscent of a "marriage", in a way.

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A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.

I say it just
Begins to live
That day.

- Emily Dickinson

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