Do not test  the patience of your friends

Do not test  the patience of your friends
You loved ones, your dearest and your foes
By silent drawing back when near the end

In any case soon darkness will descend
And into dust and debris we will go
Do not test  the patience of your friends

Stretch out your hand across the ocean wild
Despite the gales and fiercest winds that blow
Do not draw back when life’s near the end

Silence  makes us holy or defiled
Let that not be turned to evermore
Do not  try the patience of your friends

To those you loved and hated, your words send
Forget the  testing and the keeping score
And silent drawing back when fear doubt lends

Life can have an open or closed door.
Meaning is what  we humans are here for.
Do not despair  or  throw off your old friends
By silent drawing back when  near the end