iThink...thereFore, iAm

Some people come into for a spell, but after a while they leave
Some people walk with you through hell, and they stick with you long as you breathe
Some people bring with them a chime, but the bell only tolls when they mourn
Some people stay only for a rhyme, and when you’re down they scorn
Some people look upon from afar, and protect you unappreciated
Some people stay close, keep their doors ajar, but to them you’re just a shield, bated
Some people keep hanging on to your feet, wanting you to pull them along
Some people tiptoe with you on their teeth, pushing you higher than some
Some people you’d like to have around, but they never seem free to be
Some people are always seen abound, but inwardly screaming “go away from me!”
Some people smile when they face you, but they sharpen a blade in the dark
Some people just stay aloof as they choose, yet they silently defend you masked
Some people enter your life for a lesson, yet it is not theirs to teach
Some people stay away for a very good reason, be thankful you’re not in their reach
Some people hold you close to them, but only because they benefit
Some people give to you unabashed, never asking for a receipt

Some people come, and some people go, and some people just hang around
But the ones that stay, through the highs and lows, are the ones you want to have now