Like a Vine Growing On a Wall

When trouble haunts my every move and tongues wag at me to disapprove of all the things I've done or didn't do, you are the one who sees me through. You are like a vine growing on a wall, the reason why I never crumble and fall, the ally whose arms keep me standing when tragedies in life are too demanding. A smile from you when you hold my hand lets me know that you really understand that what I need is just someone to listen when the tears in my eyes begin to glisten. You are the friend who keeps me strong when things in my life go miserably wrong. We support each other so neither can fall. You are like a vine growing on a wall. The idiom, "Like a vine growing on a wall," refers to a bonding friendship between two people. The wall provides a foundation to which the vine clings and grows. The vine strengthens the wall by forming a kind of web to hold it together. 7/26/2016 Create an Idiom-Jesse Day
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Dietrich Avatar
August 7, 2016 at 5:23 PM
Missing you. Congrats for your win here.
Scars Avatar
August 3, 2016 at 2:22 PM
Marti, congrats on your placement in the contest, awesome poem :)-luloo
Arnone Avatar
August 3, 2016 at 9:12 AM
Overgrown, wall-clinging vines can bring insect pests and create wood rot -- if not pruned and cared for. Imaginative write. I congratulate your placement. :-)
Chansarkar Avatar
August 3, 2016 at 8:26 AM
You are lucky to have a friend that inspires such a poem,Marti!Beautiful poem!
Day Avatar
August 3, 2016 at 7:46 AM
Excellent work on your poem – nicely written to form. Your idiom is strong and it worked perfectly within your work. Congrats on your 6th place win in the Create an Idiom contest!
Daniel Avatar
August 2, 2016 at 9:09 AM
Beautiful idiom:) I love this one:) A #7 for this:)
Dietrich Avatar
July 31, 2016 at 5:39 PM
you did this challenge so wonderfully. But Marti, where art thou?? hope to see you really soon!
Godwin Avatar
July 29, 2016 at 9:38 PM
So beautiful and touching, surely your pen is once again a winner. Beautiful ... CayCay
Smith Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 11:43 AM
Love your idiom Marti...I wish I had more vines to embrace this wall but I am grateful for the ones who have kept me from crumbling so far.
Allison Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 8:07 AM
Oh Marti we all need people like this in our lives - I can relate to it so much in my own life and would never have got through the last traumatic 3 years without special supportive friends who have been more reliable than family:-( hugs jan x
Espiritu Avatar
July 26, 2016 at 7:56 AM
beautifully penned...
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