The First Time I Experienced True Friendship (Expanded)

The First Time I Experienced True Friendship (Expanded)

In laughter shared and tears openly shed,
A bond formed, from heart to heart it led.
Through trials and joys, side by side we tread,
In your light, by love and truth, I’m fed.

You didn’t flinch when I showed you the worst of me.
Didn’t run when I called at 3 AM,
Voice cracking, nothing left to say.
You just sat on the other end of the line
And breathed with me until the panic passed.

That’s the first time I understood
What friendship actually costs —
And what it gives back.