The Shattered Friend

For a friend who went through difficult times in her life

I saw her soul before she revealed it to me
Those fragments shattered and hid deep beneath
For some reason they shone bright to me
For some  reason i saw my reflection in it

She was falling i could see
Slipping slowly into the pit
In which my soul was already trapped
Arms stretched wide ready to catch

She fell gently like a leaf in the wind
Sat beside me and i said begin
Unfold your story let it spill
Tell me everything you keep within

I sat silently with ears intent
Most importantly with a heart content
To hear what struggles she's been through
To hear what i knew had hurt me too

Though i uttered not a word
When her tale had been told
I somehow touched her heart
With my fingers that were so cold

But the warmth of her heart melted mine
I felt reborn from another time
Her surreal kindness hit me hard
We were as from then each others guards