'Friends?'

After my teenage son told me how much he likes this piece, well - i do too, now. Live how.love gives insight sight.
'Friends?'                                     timothy r gates, 2/22/2014
All called friends,
some call me one,
some call me other things
as well as friend.
some fancy agreement with me,
some do not --
i, still, call them the same.
Friends?
From nature
from nurture,
from adulthood
from childhood,
from theism
from atheism.
From homes
from streets,
from schools
from mysteries.
from life lived together.
Preachers and burlesque queens
supposed saints and sinners
Poets, painters, musicians -
not one craft show peddler,
or candlestick maker as far as i can tell.
Monks, nuns and drag queens
hetero and homo, plus variations of sexualities
Dancers, chanters, drum circles -
not one religious illusionist,
or segregation proponent as far as i can tell.
Our commonality,
thankfully not all of this,
save for this thing:
Friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRzKUVjHkGk