A Friend

A Friend

A friend we try to define
At first sight the word looks as simple as any other
We search deeper and find out 
Such a definition is easy to find
Yet, once we look at it closely we have doubts
Become confused, we are in the clouds

Our persistence keeps us going
We look for more…We stumble upon a perfect definition
We seem satisfied, so we think, but once again it’s denied
Stubborn we insist, thinking that finding a meaning will be a bliss
Yet, the more we search, the more doubts
Certainty leads to confusion and denser clouds

Finally, I stop to think and reason
Something tells me a friend needn’t defined be
What a waste of time 
Such a noble word has no perfect match
No other way could it be
A friend is a friend and the rest… Oh, the rest is just plain fantasy

Prof. Fernando Martins