Life-Friends | Filed under Inspiration
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 its heartache and pain,
nor the future with
its 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 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 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.
October 5th, 2004 at 2:47 pm
Beautiful !! Very touching !
October 5th, 2004 at 3:49 pm
WOW! Did you write that? It speaks volumes. Thanks for sharing it.
October 5th, 2004 at 5:06 pm
Ohh! I love that!
*HUGS*
October 5th, 2004 at 6:05 pm
THAT is awesome! Purely awesome…thank you!
**hugs**
October 6th, 2004 at 9:02 am
Very heartfelt, and hit the nail on the head 1nce again little lady.
Well done.
October 6th, 2004 at 11:29 am
I LOVE IT!
October 6th, 2004 at 1:49 pm
Me too.
Happy Hump Day!
October 6th, 2004 at 6:41 pm
Lovely sentiments. Wish my work ex-”friend” could understand that - “I can’t tell you who you are. I can only love you and be your friend.”
October 6th, 2004 at 11:14 pm
wow. Very interesting.
October 12th, 2004 at 12:46 am
Very good! Did you write that? I have a few, but have never let anyone read them. By the way, thanks for linking my blog here. Take care!
Steve