Poem: I Call You Friend

I Call You Friend

By: Joi Maree Flowers

They that know I smile
To sometimes hide my tears;
Who take my hand to hold
And tell me to not fear…


They that love me
Despite my flaws;
Who stand not over me and laugh
But pick me up when I fall…


They that become my strength
When I am weak;

Who in my place will rise
And become my feet...

They that speak truth into my ears
Rather than the fabricated reality I would rather hear;
Who I trust with all I have

And in my heart hold dear…


I call them brother
I call them sister
I call them true
I call them friend.

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