Dating is difficult when people are too young or
immature to realize the meaning of being a human being that is trying to be a friend.
A Friend Doesn’t Demand
A friend does not demand,
is not easily provoked.
A friend makes me laugh at myself
even when my life is no joke.
A friend accepts me for what I am,
and doesn’t try to change me.
A friend doesn’t bite off my ear
to try to rearrange me.
But sometimes, as people will,
I need a good kick in the pants.
A friend knows when to give one
by the effort in his glance.
I met Jerome on a busy city street in Baltimore, Maryland, when he was forty-five years old. On that particular day, I was out and about, enjoying a much-needed day off from work.
I wanted to purchase a sukiyaki sub. I parked my car in an area of
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