Poem - Portrait of a friend

I can't give solutions to all of life's problems, doubts, or fears.
But I can listen to you, and together we will search for answers

I can't change your past with all it's heartache and pain,
nor the future with it's untold stories.

But I can be there now when you need me to care.

I can't keep your feet from stumbling.
I can only offer my hand that you may grasp it and not fall.

Your joys, triumphs, successes, and happiness are not mine;
Yet I can share in your laughter.

Your decisions in life are not mine to make, nor to judge;
I can only support you, encourage you, and help you when you ask.


I can't prevent you from falling away from friendship,
from your values, from me.
I can only pray for you, talk to you and wait for you.


I can't give you boundaries which I have determined for you,
But I can give you the room to change,
room to grow, room to be yourself.


I can't keep your heart from breaking and hurting,
But I can cry with you and help you pick up the pieces
and put them back in place.

I can't tell you who you are.
I can only love you and be your friend.

 

That's so sweet ! But the poet of this beautiful poem is unknown.

 

nice poem..touchin..ya but who's the poet??

 

That's for my friend....

 

A lovely poem you have written for your friend.

 

That's sweet! Nice poem

 

Wow great, nice poem and sweet. A very good post.