[tri-wings] Poem-Your Compassionate Friend

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LouAnn

Your Compassionate Friend

I can tell by that look friend, that we need to talk.

So come take my hand and let's go for a walk.

See, I'm not like the others - I won't shy away,

Because I want to hear what you've got to say.

Your child has died and you need to be heard,

But they don't want to hear a single word.

They say your child's with God, so be strong,

They say all the "right" things that somehow seem wrong.

I'll walk in your shoes for more than a mile,

I'll wait while you cry and be glad if you smile.

I won't criticize you or judge you or scorn,

I'll just stay and listen 'til night turns to morn.

Yes, the journey is hard and unbearably long.

And I know that you think that you're not quite that strong,

So just take my hand 'cause I've got time to spare,

And I know how it hurts, friend, for I have been there.

See, I owe a debt you can help me repay,

For not long ago, I was helped the same way.

And I stumbled and fell through a world so unreal,

So believe when I say that I know how you feel.

I don't look for praise or financial gain

And I'm sure not the kind who gets joy out of pain,

I'm just a strong shoulder who'll be here 'til the end -

I'll be your Compassionate Friend.

-Steven L. Channing


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