treasure

there are people who come
into our lives
and we're never certain
what role they play
how they influence your life or
how long they'll be around
which is why
it is so powerful
when a friendship returns to you
perhaps through loss
lonliness
or misery
by chance or with purpose
but when it does come back to you,
embrace it,
see it as a gift
and treasure it
for when it returns,
it comes back to you
better than when it left