Friends

Friends are an open book.
They are the ingrediants of a fulfilled life.
Conversation is food. Silence is drink.
Personality is a gift. Ideas are candles.
     Expression is a runaway train.
Feelings are like leaves on a tree,
responding in the wind.
Belonging is like sitting at a fireplace.
Truth is gold. Questions are in the shadows.
The warmth of answers keeps flickering
in the fire.