I Promise To Be A Friend

Tell me how you feel

And I may not understand

But I solemnly swear, I care

Enough to know if your feelings are real and can heal.

Show me where it hurts

And I may not feel the pain

But my heart bleeds

Knowing you experience so much sorrow in your thoughts.

You may not believe

When I silently say

I hate to see you cry

This is why I find you hard to leave.

I may not be perfect;

When you expect more

And I offer less,

Please, accept my defect.

I may step on your toes

You may step on mine

But for us to grow and I hope you should know

We must forgive and let go of the woes.

To you, for you and you

I promise to be a friend;

To stay and stand by you, till the end

That love may produce unfaltering joy only for and only for me

And only for the both of us who have chosen to be friends.