My Friend In Need
we’ve spoken
it seems too long ago
yet I’ll never forget
that sad Christmas when I cried
a friend had hurt me deeply
he was an alcoholic,
someone you knew far better than I did
I thought I’d never smile again
you sent me your number
we talked for hours
do you know how much it meant
can you believe you saved my holiday spirit
a great writer you’ve always been
but to me, you are far more
you are a lighthouse in stormy seas
that casts a bright path to rise from despair
a twinkling angel with multi-colored lights
had already been packed to mail
when I read of the hardship you now endure
you need to know you have a friend
just as I did that Christmas
and at least one other time when I called
you listened, you cared
I found your beautiful soul
your angel, a symbol of our friendship,
will soon be on its way to you
a woman who never says anything unkind,
your compassion knows no bounds
this time it’s an angel who will cast the light
when twinkling on your holiday tree
next to the butterfly ornament you loved so much
an angel will watch over you
*Dedicated to Catie Lindsey, one of the kindest people I’ve ever met.
She took the time to save me one Christmas Day and another time
when it seemed life gave me more than I could endure.
I am always here for you and consider you a very dear friend.
We should talk soon. Love you!
Copyright © Carolyn Devonshire | Year Posted 2014
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