A Friend

Libby Barstow

I need a friend to sit with me
To help me struggle through,
The sadness and the anger,
And the crying I will do.

I need a friend to set with me
To help me work this out,
The guilt and all the anguish,
The times I’ll want to shout.

I need a friend to sit with me
To help me through my pain,
The longing and the emptiness,
The need to speak his name.