The Magic of Friendship

The world feels heavy right now,
smoke and sorrow drifting across borders,
wars and wildfires, neighbors at odds,
leaders forgetting the weight of their choices.

And yet,
friendship still sparks like a match in the dark.

A laugh shared in the middle of grief,
a hand on your shoulder when your knees give out,
a text that simply says, “I’m here.”

Friendship is resistance.
It refuses despair by reminding us
that love has roots deeper than fear.
It stitches us back together when the world
tries to tear us apart.

In the midst of all this unraveling,
our friendships are the thread.
They hold the fabric of us steady,
bright as fireflies,
strong as crow wings,
wild as laughter that refuses to be silenced.

If the world is ending,
let it end in the company of friends
who make sure we are never alone.
If the world is beginning again,
let it begin the same way.