Tissue

All my friends were there that summers day as we laughed, we drank and smoked,

Maybe it was was always this way with friends, but in me is just evoked

A question I needed answering, a truth I had to find

What I really meant to them, and would they soon leave me behind

But did these people know me? Or what I really felt inside?

Perhaps it is really all my fault, as it is my choice that I hide

From them my true emotions and what matters most to me

In my search for true salvation and a friendship that sets me free

To break my chains of sadness and soar into that warm sky

And be forever thankful that alongside my spirit I get to fly

And from this lofty vantage point, I knew with all my heart

That the truth would be apparent, and I could finally start

To see my life reflected, and all the truths be shown

And that from every single aspect, it would chill me to the bone

Because I didn’t really matter, at least not to all down there

Because I saw on the horizon, black clouds begin to stare

And the people down on earth saw them too, and shelter each one sought

All except for one, and a lesson I was taught

That on any given sunny day, when there are no clouds overhead

Everyone is friendly, and no one fears to tread

The path they assume is friendship, but I saw something something else in you

A gift that is so special, and found in so little few For as the clouds perspired their rain, and the masses chose to flee

Someone stood there waiting, and it was you that stood there for me

For all are friends when times are good, and our sun can kiss their skin

But when those skies should darken, You get to see within

The chosen one, the one you know will stand there in the rain

They don’t want to bask in glory, they just want to ease your pain

And as those rainclouds dissipate, watch those masses reappear!

I have seen my own epiphany, it’s suddenly so clear

That those true friends are so important, for by my side they stand

And only with their gift of love, can I see the helping hand

So thank you friend I owe you, more than you can even know

And if I got to have one last wish, it would be for me to you to show

That I am always there for you, no matter how far apart

For you are always with me, I carry that feeling in my heart

And if one day that rain should fall, so fast you think you’ll drown

Look to the skies and see me there, for I’ll be looking down

And as long as God will guide me, there is nothing for you to fear

For I am there beside you, your tissue for every tear