To sierra

Sierra wrote me a letter for one of her projects (write a letter to your best friend) So in return I wrote her a poem

The sun rises in the sky

and is laid to rest in the west

then like a lonely ghost

the moon traces its path in the sky

time ticks by so encroachingly fast

Fleeting like the darkness at the break of dawn

yet with each day that passes

i know one thing for sure

there is a person i know

to who I can pour out my soul

an ally when all others abandon my cause

a friend who listens to my words

and heeds their wise advice.

someone to talk to when i need it most

our friendship is a stone bulwark

worn and battered from the tides of time

yet these stone walls hold

as the legions of trials and tribulations

clash upon its walls

and are repelled back to the hell

from which those problems sprung

and still the stone walls stand

unyielding to force or time

a constant, a forever

this friendship of yours and mine

tested, never bested, and always true

I am the one who will forever

stand up, right beside you

When you yourself cannot stand

I will hold you up

When you can go no further

I will force you on

When time wears us down

and our countdown approaches zero

We shall say NO!

and make one last stand,

for true friendship is a rarity, a treasure

the most simple form of love

the product of a connection

for which no words come to mind

which can do justice to this friendship

You and I

But one thing is for sure

This grows stronger with each passing day

and i'm intrigued to see where we stand

after time has taken its toll

when fleeting moments have passed

will you still be close enough

to grab my extended hand?

Oh my dear sierra,

I do hope so.