My Friend

He entered my life when I was a boy

I was proud of my new found Friend

And in the beginning I was filled with such joy

Then soon it would come to an end

The world around me had come into play

There were important things to do

I could visit with Him some other day

Maybe while feeling blue

Thinking that once in my heart He would stay

I could live as I chose and move on

But as years passed by I slipped farther away

With the presence of Him, all but gone

The life I was living seemed to be well

Outside pleasures were getting me by

But my heart was becoming an empty shell

I was living an everyday lie

As things would go wrong I was quick to give blame

Where was He when this happened to me?

The anger I felt, would soon turn to shame

For I knew He was still walking with me

   At times I would ask a favor for myself         

    I would think of my Friend now and then           

 But when the day passed, He was back on the ‘shelf’

Until I would need Him again

He has so much patience, He sees through it all

He was waiting when I hit the dead end

He filled me with love, picked me up from the fall

My Lord and Redeemer… my Friend

   Steven Walls