Online Friends Poem by William Kofoed

I had friends
once long ago
who would give
anything for me

and just the same
I was their friend
standing true
right by their side

if they would call
and say come right now
and bring a gun
I would be there

so long ago
so far away
and today
I stand alone

my standards are
just as they were
and duty is
so very strong

and today
if I should call
no one does answer
no one does come

I stand alone
in dark of night
out in the cold
myself alone

when I was young
so very long ago
in a different world
that now is gone

I did not dream
nor did I fear
of the friends
I have online