A human being needs people around him, some more than others. All of us have friends and this poem is a celebration of the friendships we have in our lives.
Like everyone, I too have friends, but most of my closest friends don’t live in the same country as me, but thanks to technology, these days we are as close as we used to be.
Friendships
Some have so many that they don’t have time for everyone
While some have just a select few who are there for each other
They are with you through the bad and the good,
The good ones stay connected always, and with you they always stood
Some friendships go way back and you may not always meet
But when you do, you simply take over from where you last left off in a heartbeat
You know your friends inside out,
You know exactly what makes them scream and shout
Good friends are like diamonds I say, rare to find
But once found, they stay forever in your lives and make it shine
To the friends in my life, thank you for being there for me,
Though I don’t name you, you know who you are, and that’s the key
You are special in ways I can’t define
My friends, stay as you are and always shine
Two boys are crossing Europe. Only fourteen and eight years old, they have nothing but the clothes on their backs and a dwindling inheritance stitched into the lining of a belt. Their goal is a future they can no longer wait for in Afghanistan, one they hope to find in faraway England.
Ellen Thomas, an experienced war correspondent, returns to Afghanistan’s dangerous Helmand Province on assignment, keen to find the murderer of her friend and translator, Jalil. In her search for justice in a land ravaged by death and destruction, she uncovers disturbing truths.
Memories and Such 