Portrait Of A Friend

   

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems ,

doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you, and together we will

search for answers.

I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain,
nor the future with it's untold stories.
But I can be there now when you need me to care.

I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes,

and happinesses are not mine;
yet I can share in your laughter.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make,

nor to judge; I can only support you ,

encourage you, and help you when you ask.

I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship,

from your values, from me. I can only pray for you,

talk to you and wait for you.

I can't give you boundaries which

I have determined for you,
but I can give you the room to change,

room to grow, room to be yourself.

I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,

but I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces

and put them back in place.

I can't tell you who you are.
I can only love you and be your friend.

~unknown

Good friends are hard to find,

harder to leave, and impossible to forget.

~unknown