Poetry

For a Friend

I was there to catch you, 

And I shouldn't have been

Had to look right through

What I clearly should have seen

People all around me tried to warn me

They told me I was just your backup plan

But I carelessly ignored their warnings,

And continued to chase you as you ran

But my legs began to tire,

And the chase became a bore,

And I wasn't what you wanted,

Because you always wanted more,

My legs gave out, my knees grew weak,

And I collapsed into the dust,

but then another picked me up,

Saved me before I could rust,

Saw what you could never have,

The better part in me,

Asked me what you never would have,

And accepted me completely.