There For Me Poem by Maya Reid

In case I were to stumble over an unseen rock
And sprawlingly fall to the ground
As I struggle to scramble up steep hills
Merrily slide down them
And occasionally burn my feet on unexpected hot sand,
Even though it means plunging headfirst
Into darknesses and evils previously unknown
After, long after everyone else
Has disbanded, dispersed, and disappeared
You’ve held my hand and become a part of me
And I know you’ll never let go.

Once inches from the edge
Although the future sometimes looks too bleak to continue on
While there are times when I can’t see through a present storm
To find a rainbow hidden in the future
Because of you and you only
The darkness cannot hungrily gobble me up
And today I am fairly happy,
Fairly healthy
But truly blessed to have a best friend like you.