"Friends are the only Family we choose."

I've made wrong decisions
I've let go of some I shouldn't have
I've fought for some not worth fighting for
and fought for some who are

There are some I didn't get the chance with
Some I've had more than enough
There are those who made me happy
Some who turned my world upside down
There are those who linger for some moments
and some who stay until now

Though Friends are the Family we choose
There is always the presence of risk
and in choosing we may choose to get hurt
like all families, Friends too can cease

But if we take the hurt
and accept a Friend for whom he is
then though he may not treat you as family
you have shown him the love of one

For what is dearly important?
Is it the label of family or friend?
Is it the joy or sadness or counting or credit
that we build up in the relationship instead?

Isn't what is dearly important?
is how we defined a friend
and how we become a friend
and how we can give up so much..
like a family who choose to be there til the end?