what are you supposed to say
when everything in your heart
is too large for words?
what comfort do you offer the
one who held you at night
and shooed the monsters away?
how do you say farewell
to one who has always been there?
who's shoulder do you cry on
when your best friend is gone?
I never knew real strength
until I watched you accept
your diagnosis with a calm smile,
comforting loved ones, and
bearing it with quiet serenity
I am here for you always
the memories we've made endure
the love we have will never die.