A True Friend

Some people go through life, never knowing what a true friend is.
They go through life with blinded eyes, never knowing what they've missed.
They have their friends that will talk to them when no one else is around.
But, none-the-less, as soon as someone 'more important' comes along, those friends are no where to be found.

They have their friends that 'are always willing to talk.'
But give them enough time, or make them bored, and the are also willing to walk.
They have their friends that are more than willing to stab them in the back,
And they have their friends that can make their life completely out of whack.

They have the acquaintances and fair-weather friends that bear the same inscription.
They have all these people, that they call friends that have the same description.
But none of them, when asked will say, they have a friend that loves unconditionally.
A friend that loves without restrictions, as it was once described to me.

They do no have the friend that loves so much it hurts them deep inside.
Nor do they have the friend that was willing to hold them every time they cried.
They're missing that friend that stays up late when they cannot sleep at night,
And they cannot say they have a friend that will come running back after they've had a fight.

They're missing the friend that won't walk away when someone better comes along,
And they do not have the friend that will love them no matter how many times they are wrong.
They cannot speak of a person that is such a perfect friend to them.
They cannot say that they know someone that will be there to the very end.

They cannot say this, because all their lives these other friends were all they could see.
And they were not able to see the true, unconditional friendship that you have given to me.
But once they find this one true friend, they will finally comprehend
Why it is so important, to me, that I keep this friendship going, until the very end.

For once they experience the love that you have given to me,
The friends that show true friendship will be all that they can see.
No more endless nights spent unslept,
No more promises left unkept,

No more broken hearts and I told you so's,
No more worries, and no more foes.
Because now they have a friend, who's love is more than true,
One that will say, "I'm always here for you."

Jackie Wolford

"A Darkened World" (revised!)

Okay, so I've been known to write poems from time to time ..... Nothing all that great, but I've been asked to post a few on here, so brace yourself and enjoy!

"My life was a darkened world,
Where hate, discouragement and angry words were hurled,
There was no light in my soul to be found,
And audible laughter was an awful sound.
No compliments or encouragement was ever given.
No lies or wrong doings were ever forgiven.
And when I left that awful place,
The REAL world is what I would face.
This place with its people of every type;
The ones who discourage, and the ones who gripe.
The ones who laugh and the ones who joke,
The ones who make fun, and the ones who poke.
The ones who make you wish
you were never born.
The ones that make you feel worthless and the ones
who scorn.
People who teach hate and profanity
All the things that can lead a person to insanity.
I was in a world where my biggest fear was rejection
But then one day I made an awesome connection.
Suddenly a stranger appeared, and took me away from all that I feared.
It didn't happen right away,
but my fear of rejection eventually did stray.
I learned an important lesson that day
One I will never forget and this I must say,
The lesson was very simple you see.
And now it has been made very clear for me.
People may laugh and people may joke
People may gripe, and people may poke
But now you must put your past in the dark
And go out into that world and leave your mark.
It doesn't matter what others may say,
You will be something far greater one day.
You will rise above all the negative thoughts.
And you will forget about all the times you were distraught.
Some day you'll be more that they'll ever be,
If you keep pressing toward that goal, and make it all that you see.
Put all of those negative comments out of your mind.
Take all of your wrong doings and put them aside.
Because all that will matter in the end,
Is that you tell your story to a desperate friend.

Jackie Wolford