LIFETIME FRIEND (Author unknown)

     IN OUR LIVES, IF WE'RE LUCKY
WE'LL HAVE ALL KINDS OF FRIENDS.
AND ALTHOUGH WE APPRECIATE THEM ALL
     FOR DIFFERENT REASONS,
THERE ARE SOME WE COME TO CHERISH.
     YOU, WITHOUT A DOUBT,
FALL INTO THIS LAST CATEGORY.
     YOU ARE THE FRIEND
WHO NEVER, EVER BORES ME.
THE FRIEND I'M ALWAYS GLAD TO SEE
     AND WHO NEVER LETS ME DOWN.
     YOU ARE THAT SPECIAL FRIEND
WHO KNOWS I'M FAR FROM PERFECT
     AND ACCEPTS ME ANYWAY.
WE'VE SHARED A LOT, GOOD AND BAD,
            AND YOU'VE PROVEN
      YOU CAN BE COUNTED ON.