strong for you

a poem i wrote for one of my good friends

Strong For You

I'm strong for you when you need me, aren't I?
Always the one on whom you can depend
And you are seeing now a side of me
I rarely let anyone in.
I have never complained that you use me
As a medium through which you feel pain
And when you are hurting you run to me
And I comfort you again and again
Well what about ME!?!? I also have needs!
After all I am human
You don't know my silent fears and pains
You just see who I say I am.
But if you really cared to look closer
You would see the emotions I hide
However, you must offer genuine friendship
To see the pain I keep so deep inside.