For My Friend
Poetry by Paula Finn

I have shared so much with you.
Your listening helps me
hear my thoughts,
your insight helps me
understand my problems,
and your patience helps me
accept my faults.

You know when I need advice,
and you know when I simply
need you.

Everything I could ever want
in a friend
I have in you.

As your friend,
I appreciate your strengths;
I accept your weaknesses.

I do not wish to
judge,
control,
or change you.
You are who you are.

You're always there
to help, to encourage,
to remind me that I'm
not alone.
You're never too busy to be
a friend.

Thank you for sharing
so much of your time,
your understanding...
and so much of yourself.

Whenever I need to talk,
you listen.
Whenever I need to be quiet,
you understand.
Whenever I need,
you give.

Your support has truly made a difference in my self-confidence,
and in my life.

You've forgiven my mistakes,
and helped me to forget them.

You've believed in my dreams,
and helped me to find them.

Because of you,

I am richer --

And I will always be grateful.

background by Cathye
photo from The Innocence Collection
by Kim Anderson and Verkerke

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