Strong people don’t put others down,
they lift them up...
I know I said it before,
but thank you for being there for me
through everything;
for being my friend;
for being someone I can talk to;
someone I can send random things to;
and even unload pressures,
both positive and negative.
You have become a shining star
in my sky and you’re burning brighter
than anything else right now.
You’ve warmed my heart in many ways
and have steered me back
and away from my dark corners
with pure kindness
and the lightness of your beautiful soul.
Whether it was by design or by choice,
you have forged a special place in my heart
and you will always be welcome into my home
and house no matter what.
I will always be there for you
just as you have for me,
even when you have no reason to.
You’ve kept promises
which I have trouble making,
let alone keeping, and have shown me,
reminded me, what it means to be
a truly and genuinely good person.
You’re a poison that cures
the evil inside of me;
a muse that sings to me with a smile;
eyes so bright that they guide me
when I’m lost in the darkest of nights
and the thickest of fogs;
a love that simply loves.
And that says it all: you just love for the sake of loving
and tells me how I should be at all times,
no matter the pain and anger and sorrow.
I love you more than a friend,
even more than a lover would,
I love you as a part of myself,
that part of myself that got buried
deep beneath all of the muck of the world,
but you have somehow dug it back out
with a simple gesture.
A blanket
and a sharpener,
simple things, yet highly personal
and therefore priceless to me.
I will cherish them.
I will love them as I love you.
You have given me so much hope in myself.
When you have much,
give your wealth;
when you have little,
give your heart.
You have embodied this
more than you will ever know,
little wolf.
Dedicated to my dear friend, The Little Wolf, Bri.