for my best friend's birthday

i smile today
its your birth day

remembering
the times
you
stood by me when i went
astray

the times
you kept
your silence
as i made a big fool of myself

the times you had
your arms open
when to you i ran
away
from pain crying

the times
u needed me
and i wasnt there
but u stayed
to wait
for my return

the times
you refused
me be judged
when all others had

the times
i was lost
and you searched
didnt let up
till you found
me, in me
a friend you loved

i cry today
its your birth day

wish i had something to give
or to say
or maybe a deed that can be done
to say, to show and to let you know

its not just gratitude
for u
i have
not just love for you
i feel
not just the trust
i'll always have

what then can i give

these tears
that fall
not of pain, but of joy
but same tears u've seen
wiped off my face all too often

a poem penned
in vain
to describe
you, i
fall short of names

i cry
for there will never be
anything enough that i can give

as there will never be
another you
i'll call
the best
the very best
my best friend

love you glomes! happy birthday!