When I am lost and far beyond hope, will you
reach for me and bring me back?  I have to
know.  Can you have faith in me even when I
have no faith in myself?  If I'm wrong will
you tell me, and if I'm right, will you praise
me?  If I were to fail, would you show me that
I must reach past the failure and try again?
Even when I make no sense, can you listen and
try to understand?  When my words are cruel,
are you able to look past them to the hurt I am
trying so hard to hide?  Can you draw me out
of my inner world and back into the sunshine?
If I were to trust you without reservation,
would you return my trust, never let me down,
as I would never let you down?

If so, then truly I love you, and you and I are
friends...
				      fern
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