Spice Girls Said It Best

When you "say you'll be there", please stay true to your word. I know you live a hectic life, putting your daily struggles before mine. But all I ask is for you to stand by my side. I may not be upfront and tell you word for word exactly, nor will I scream it at the top of my lungs, but through the time we've spent together over and over again, I'd hope you would have gained a sense of how vulnerable I can really be or how easy it is for me to fall on my knees without someone's hand in my grasp to save me. I'm not asking for you to be my hero because unlike Nas I'm not looking for a hero nor am I asking you to be my savior or live my life. I want you to be there, to just be there, in my presence reassuring me that everything will be okay, even though we all definitely know that we must endure pain to gain happiness. I just want you there, scratch that.. let's be real, I need you there. I need you to be near me. I need to know that when I've hit rock bottom or when I've fallen so hard, that you'd be there not to just pick me up but to see me at my most vulnerable state. To see me sobbing, tearing or my head held down is far more defining to any friendship than a moment of smiling faces or joyous laughs. I want you to be there, just so that I know that a little part of my life isn't a lonely struggle of me against the world. I want you to be the ears to listen to my vents and my random on-going complaints and to hear everything that could possibly come out of my mouth, whether it be good or bad, whether or not you agree or disagree. I just want you to be there. Period. Selfish may run across your mind right now. But as much as I want you to be there for me is just as much as I want to be there for you. No matter what.