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Poetry
Why are friends like that?
by Lydia Iliff, age 10
Lydia Iliff
What is the point of friends?
Are they supposed to make you laugh? Cry?
Are they there for you?
Are they kind? Hard-working? Do they give up?
Do people like you just because you’re rich?
Will you ever truly know why your friend is being your friend?