By splatipus
Date: 2002 Jun 13
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what friends are for

If I could save you
From the coming pain
I would.
But I cant.
I can only be there for you.

I know you hide your fear,
Your despair,
Your helplessness,
Because I hid mine too
All those years ago.

Inside you're crying.
Inside you're ANGRY,
Screaming WHY?
WHY HIM?
Whilst trying to portray
An image of normality.
But in your mind the worst
Is always there.

You don't want your children to see
How scared you are.
You don't want to frighten them
Just in case......

You're wondering how you will survive
Without him.
Whilst all the time
You have to keep a brave face for him
Because you know
That what you are feeling
Is NOTHING compared to his thoughts right now

You know that IF he dies
....as he dies
You can hold his hand,
But not for the whole journey......
At the end of the day
You can only die alone
Nobody can do it for you.

I can only listen
And comfort
And understand

Its not much,
But its what friends are for