A friend in my thoughts

A friend in my thoughts

My mind holds many things,

My thoughts, my fears, my memories with you.

I know that at times I can be difficult…

But never once did you walk away.

At times you may have been frustrated,

Wanted to quit listening or just tell me to shut up…

But you never have.

And for that I am most grateful,

Grateful for the laughs, the adventures

And even the jokes aimed at me.

There are not many I can say that have not given up on me.

Because I am not brave or strong or the prettiest, or

Even full of knowledge,

I have never found myself to be the best, at anything.

But you never gave up.

I have watched many walk out of my life,

Many I never imagined would…

I hope that time does not cause us to drift apart,

Because I am grateful for you

Grateful that God allowed me to have you in my life.

Because I am not the most dependable,

You can count on me to flake on you at some point.

But please don’t see that as me giving up on you.

I may not be brave, or strong, or the prettiest,

Or full of knowledge…

But I want you to know that I will always be here,

Here for you when you need me, to support you in all you do.

Because you see, to me you are more than just someone I know.

To me you are a friend; I would call you family…

But I’ve watched my family leave,

But you haven’t… you’ve seen me at my lowest

And you’ve seen me at my best.

And yet you have not left me.

So I will take these moments and keep them in my head

Every moment as a picture, tucked safely away

Where I can find them, long after we may have gone our separate ways.

But even when we do I hope to still call you my friend,

Because whenever you need me I will be there.

And I will come with our memories, those pictures stored in my head,

And I’ll cheer you up or give you a hand,

Just like you have always done for me when I was lost and needed you.