"Accounting for Friends"
by: Brittany Siefferman
Security
Is a bank account
I keep amid my mind.
Friends can make deposits,
to be returned in kind.
You like my smile?
My thought?
Inside my head,
for I stash your words away,
And when I'm low,
I make withdrawals
to help me feel okay.
I like your honesty
Your ideas
The choices that you make
I say the words, contributing
to our friendly give-and-take.
Friendship--an investment,
where kindness is repayed
with accumulating interest
In trust for future trade.