What you are.

A friend is someone you hold dear:
Someone who is always there, through thick and thin;
Someone who is a steady foundation.

A friend is someone you can always rely on:
Someone who is there to share your thoughts with;
Someone to listen, no matter the subject.

A friend is someone you can feel secure with:
Someone you can sit silently beside, without conversation;
Someone you do not need to fill the quiet moments with.

A friend is someone you can trust:
Someone who will guard your deepest secrets;
Someone who will never fall into gossip

A friend believes in equal stature:
Someone who lets you flourish;
Someone who is never envious

A friend is someone who is loving:
Someone who sees your perspective;
Someone who is never offended or vindictive.

A friend is someone who is not judgmental:
Someone who will gently offer advice and opinions,
Yet, someone who is not overbearing or critical.

A friend is someone who can keep you grounded:
Someone who can help you see through your obstacles;
Someone who yearns to shoulder you through life's journey.

A friend is someone who shares unconditionally:
Someone to laugh and to cry with;
Someone to lean on, through both the joy and the pain.

A friend is someone you choose wisely,
For a friend is your own mirrored image:
Someone to compliment your own self;
Someone who indicates who you are as a person.

A friend.... is what you are to me.