Strength of a Friendship

Sometimes we just need a friend to hold us up, like a vine on a garden wall, not to speak but to listen and catch us if we fall. ~ by poet Whenever trouble follows my every move and tongues wag at me as if to disapprove all of the things I have done or didn't do, you are the one person who sees me through. You are like a sturdy vine growing on a wall, the reason why I never crumble and fall, the staunch ally whose arms keep me standing when tragedy's mandates are too demanding. A smile from you when you hold my hand makes it clear that you really do understand that what I need most then is for you to listen when tears flowing from my eyes begin to glisten. You are the friend who always keeps me strong when hardships in my life go miserably wrong. We support each other so neither of us will fall. You are the flowering vine on my garden wall.