The Friend's Role

Watching from the sidelines is tough,
Listening never seems to be enough,
But these are situations where characters are made,
Friends can only do so much until someone is buried,
In the end it all comes down to one thing,
The person themselves doing the talking,
As bottling things up never achieves anything,
The heart needs to flow through the art of speaking...

When the loved one eventually dies,
The relations themselves are the ones who cry,
That is when the friends need to be there,
To talk and listen, to stroke their hair,
Friends can only show that they are willing,
To sit down and do all the listening,
Then the person doesn't feel pushed,
To let everything come out all rushed...

The friend's role is always a tough one...
Because sometimes you feel you are helping no one...
But you must believe that you are doing a world of good...
As it does much more than bottling things up ever could...