there are no debts between us
no favors to bestow
nothing but a strong and habitual inclination to make each other happy
friday alive
you have made me addicted
to the utterance of truth, logic,
and common sense
we have been old friends
since our first shared notion
your words offer me the world
bound into one portable volume
you are my second self
my brother who shares my eyes
you are nothing less than requisite
thank you