I Must Be My Own Friend

Where was I when I needed me? Was I a road to wend?
Was I a mere topography? I must be my own friend.

Where was I when I needed me? Was I a coin to spend?
Was I a mere divergency? I must be my own friend.

Where was I when I needed me? Was I a book to lend?
Was I a mere contingency? I must be my own friend.

Where was I when I needed me? Was I a scar to mend?
Was I a mere emergency? I must be my own friend.

Where was I when I needed me? Was I a cloth to rend?
Was I a mere astringency? I must be my own friend.

Where was I when I needed me? Was I a fight to fend?
Was I a mere insurgency? I must be my own friend.

Where was I when I needed me? Was I a swab to tend?
Was I a mere detergency? I must be my own friend.

Where was I when I needed me? Was I a mix to blend?
Was I a mere transparency? I must be my own friend.

Where was I when I needed me? Was I a rule to bend?
Was I a mere complacency? I must be my own friend.

Where was I when I needed me? Was I a life to end?
Was I a mere exigency? I must be my own friend.