Monday, October 29, 2012

I can only be..............

 

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, success, 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 be your friend.

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