Perhaps My Friend

You make me laugh,
when no one else can,
finding humor in my tears,
my anger and frustrations.

You seem to sense
when I need a distraction,
from the day to day turmoil
that just a moment can change.

You are a mirror
in which I can see myself,
laugh at my own foolishness,
feel proud of my accomplishments.

You can lift me
when my spirt seems broken,
surrounded by despair and sorrow,
casting a light into the darkness.

Then you ask,
why you, what could I see,
that makes you so different,
perhaps, my friend, 'cause you let me be me.