FRIENDSHIP - A POEM BY SHARON AMOV

HOW DO I MANAGE TO GET WITHIN
A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
TOGETHER FOR SO MANY YEARS?
IT BRINGS MY EYES TO TEARS.
BEING A NEW “KID” ON THE BLOCK
TAKES A LOT OF VERY SWIFT TALK
I HAVE NEVER BEEN SHY
AND I ALWAYS WILL TRY,
TO PUSH MYSELF WITHIN THE GROUP–
OR WITH EVEN WITH ONE 
VERY KIND LADY
MY VERY SOUL SEEMS TO LAG AND GROW SHADY.
DON’T GIVE UP I
ALWAYS SAY
KEEP THE INTEREST IN OTHERS TO PAVE THE WAY.