Your Friend Will Not Desert You Poem by Francis Duggan

Your friend will not desert you in your time of most need
And your true friends are rare so very rare indeed
Rats desert a sinking ship as they do say
But a true friend from you will never turn away
When you are feeling depressed and financially down
One of the sad people of your side of the town
Cannot even afford to go for a drink in the local public bar
It is then only then you know who your friends are
Appreciate your friends since true friends are few
And this is not saying anything that is new
In your toughest times your friend as your friend stay
Your friend from you will never turn away
It is when you are down you know who is your friend
That true friends are rare why even pretend.