Old Friendships

It isn’t right to ditch old friends as soon as someone new

Appears and seems to offer more than those old friendships do,

Forgetting that old friendships that have been around for years,

Sharing all the joys of life, and also all the tears,

Have proved their worth in steadfastness, and presence when in need,        

Showing they aren’t fly-by-nights, but solid friends indeed.

But there are people who will drop their old friends if they feel

A new friend offers something more exciting and more real;

But often that new friendship is short-lived and quickly dies,

And they are left regretting just how swift was its demise,

They turn to their old friendships, but by then they may be gone,

For having been rejected, they have possibly moved on.

The same is true of countries, who go after newer friends,

If this means that with other states their long-time friendship ends

For if the new friend fades away, and is their friend no more,

They may not still be wanted by the friends they had before