BECAUSE YOU ARE MY FRIEND
BY M. BUXBAUM
BECAUSE YOUR ARE MY FRIEND, I HAVE
NO LOCK ON TONGUE OR HEART…FOR
YOU ARE ME OUTSIDE OF ME… A
SEPARATED PART… THAT LAUGHS WITH ME
AND WEEPS A TEAR… IF I SHOULD NEED
A TEAR… OR OFFERS AN ARM TO OFFSET
HARM… WHENEVER HARM IS NEAR. A
FRIEND IS A WONDROUS THING TO HAVE…
AN EARTHLY PRAYER COME TRUE… AND
DAILY, I GIVE THANKS THAT I… FOUND
SUCH A FRIEND IN YOU.