There Is Need Poem by tawona chimbwanda

TO A FRIEND INDEED
A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED.
I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN IN NEED OF A FRIEND LIKE YOU INDEED.
WITH YOU THERE IS NO COMPRIMISE, A GOOD IS A GOOD, A BAD
IS A BAD. YOU ARE REAL, A CRITIC, YOU ALWAYS REMIND ME NEVER
TO HIDE BEHIND MY OWN FINGER. THAT’S WHY THERE IS NEED.

REALLY THERE IS NEED, BECAUSE OF THE CAMFORT, THE INEXPRESSIBLE
CAMFORT OF FEELING SAFE WITH A PERSON. GIVING ME REASON TO BE THE
PERSON I AM. THERE IS NEED; IMAGINE HAVING NEITHER TO WEIGH THOUGHTS NOR
MEASURE WORDS, BUT POURING THEM ALL OUT –JUST AS THEY ARE CHAFF AND
GRAIN TOGETHER. CERTAIN THAT YOUR FAITHFUL HAND WILL TAKE AND SIFT THEM
AND KEEP WHAT IS WORTH KEEPING. AND WITH YOUR BREATH OF KINDNESS BLOW
THE REST AWAY.

DEFINITELY THERE IS NEED;
INDEED THERE IS NEED, SINCE YOU ALWAYS GIVE ME REFUGE FROM THIS NASTY, CRUEL
WORLD. AS FAR AS I AM CONCERNED YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WITH LIFE IN THIS
WORLD OF THE DEAD. THAT’S WHY THERE IS NEED.

THERE IS NEED TO SAY THANK YOU. THERE IS NEED TO ASK GOD TO BLESS YOU
ABUDANTLY; TO SHOW MY GRATITUDE, TO PAY TRIBUTE FOR YOUR BEING THE PERSON
YOU ARE. BUT MOST OF ALL BEING MY FRIEND INDEED.