
Once
I had a bajillion friends, till
It slowly came to light that
My friends were all broken
I cast them aside one by one and
Vowed to find new friends
Friends without flaws
Or cracks
Unbroken friends
Friends who were worthy
Unpugnacious friends
Friends lacking relentless bellicosity
Friends who do not play accordions
Or banjos
Friends who are not always flat broke, busted, looking to borrow money
I have a dog around here somewhere