We meet people from all around, from every walk of life.

Some we share our stories with, some we share our strife.

Some say our friends online, aren’t really friends at all.

They’re just words in a box, they don’t have faces to recall.

Well, I have to say how wrong they are, there are many I have met here.

Some have shared my tears, others just brought me cheer.

But no matter what you may think, they are my friends, this is true.

I care for them like they are family, with all they say and do.

Some might say, they aren’t true friends, these people aren’t even real.

I think how really sad it is, that that’s the way they feel.

They obviously haven’t met someone, that really touched their soul.

That brought them happiness, tears and joy, had a way of making them feel whole.

So I am happy for this little box, the joy I get each day.

To visit my “peep‘s�?gives me joy, from friendships that come this way.

So if you believe that these people aren’t sincere, come meet my friends online,

For when we get together, we’re sure to have a good time.

You need to meet some online friends, that you can believe are real,

So you understand what they give to me, and it’s why this is how I feel.

My friends online are my extended “Family�? and this is not a joke,

We can not choose our family, but I got to choose these folks!

So you see they are real, and the friendships are true,

And if you never get to see this, then I feel sorry for you!

You are missing some great people that are there to share in your life,

And who knows, you could even meet your future husband or your wife!

So get online and make some friends, and share your inner being,

And let them get to know you, and how things you are seeing.

In sharing these things with “strangers�? is how they become a friend,

And these friends will become “family�?sharing a love that will not end!

So in answer to your question, “Are they really friends�? this is what I say,

The people in this box are here for me, in each and every way.

As they know I am here for them, in all that I can be,

So YES they are really friends, and that’s all that matters to me!