She looked up,
And I finally understood,
I wasn’t just a friend,
I was her hope,
Her dreams,
Her life,
And everything she wanted to be,
I was in her heart,
Engraved, never to be washed away,
She was hurt and left alone,
I have given her self-esteem,
Hope and dreams,
She smiled,
And I smiled back, understandingly.
Star Dust
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/friend-88/