A different kind of friend
one chosen
not for a natural chemistry of personality
or preference
not bonded through shared experience
and hardship
one sought out,
all other sympathies aside.
Still the imprint; indelible
the communion of memory,
vulnerability changing us,
Spirit remaking us
our kinship shaping us
this sharing, forming each of us
us forming us;
friendship is
us,
together
how precious, this connection;
marking a season.
