Life is a market of myriad stocks ,

With relationships, of surprise and shocks!

Diversify relations; to reduce the risk that unfold,

When you fail or fall, you’ll have hearts to hold .

Invest in friends, who will carry you through,

When your soul is down and hopes are blue.

With words they keep your dying spirits anew

And listen to your heart's whisper, for silent cue.

Fund your friends with honest care and true concern,

And bond in them and blend flawlessly in unison.

Every moment you share, cherish and spend,

Will render memories with joyous dividend .

When life if filled with pain and grief to bear ,

Will see your friends share your tear.

When life is good like a raging bull ,

Will see your comrades make it better and full.

Pick your friends and count on them in need,

Stick to them in their pain as yours, indeed.

Go ahead; treasure the friends you have made,

Stock it, as it's bleeding heart's best first-aid !

- Bennet J Richard.