FRIEND...

I am me and only me, not a vesrion of me, but the real me.

I sat in a parking lot for about an hour. letting the buzz die down,  contemplating me and the version whom everyone knows.

I realize, that yes, I am real, I am now, I am not fake, I am awake.

I see who I am in various eyes and will not change for anyone's needs.. not my husband's, not my own, because then who would I really be but another version of me.

I am awake to what I see, to what I need, all the versions of me.

I once felt false, but not anymore, I am who I am the person at your door.

I want what I want. I need what I need, I don't ask of other's what they can't see.

You want me, I'm here, say my name I will appear, unafraid as your friend, there for you until the end.

Little scares me, I'm not easily framed, I am the same no matter what may change.

I am not false, but true, I am what I am, do you see me in you?

Awake and alone, a friend to all whom I've know.

I will be there in the beginning, I will be there in the end, that is what should show you I will always be your friend.