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

Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness 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 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 . . .