I wish I had a friend,

Who never gets tired of me;

Who makes sure my laughter never ends,

A friend who appreciates the good in me.

I wish I had a friend,

Who stays by my side when I’m sad.

A friend who always comprehends,

When my day goes bad.

I wish I had a friend,

Yes, a poet like myself.

Who knows how to make words rhyme,

Like in, “the cat caught the rat by itself.”

I wish I had a friend,

Who likewise wishes to have me.

And like a viral trend,

We did go cruising on the open sea.

Telling our poetic stories,

On the bobbling waves;

Creating beautiful memories,

To be engraved on the walls of ancient caves.

This was written by our contributing writer, Emmanuel Gleekia.