i was… and you were there [the mark of a true friend]
for rich, and everyone else in my life
2.22.95
i was once a tribal herbalist,
and you were there, too,
healing our clansmen, side by side.
i was an actor in ancient greece,
and you sat amongst the crowd of the amphitheater
enthralled by my recitation.
i was once a knight serving in honor,
and you were my commander.
we fought longer than others hoped to survive,
our bond giving us unknowable might.
i was an inquisitor, holy and zealous,
and you followed, unquestioning.
i full of false pride and self-righteousness, burned you,
and you forgave my sin.
i was once a high priestess, expert at my arts,
and you left your world to enter mine,
solely through trust and the love we shared.
i was a sculptor of the high renaissance,
and you were my model,
we shared our life as we shared my studio.
i was once a child, afraid of the dark,
and you, my parent, shed light on my fears,
and i was safe.
i was militia in colonial times,
and you were my wife,
i gave my life protecting yours on the growing frontier.
life and life again,
you were there,
our bond encouraged valiant events and forgave evil acts.
and during meantime we sustained ourselves
knowing, then and always,
our lives are entrenched and entwined;
our paths have crossed whenever the need was great.
and now, i am human, mundane and exceptional at once,
attempting the perils of life,
and you are the same,
in your own sense and style.
i was in need of friendship in a world of acquaintance,
and you were there to care and comfort,
to help and be helped.
and to prove once more,
our paths will cross whenever the need is great.
[the mark of a true friend.]
gryphon's hole 