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I AM MY ONLY FRIEND


THEIR IS A FRIEND OF MINES

WHO MAKES ME FEEL DIFFERENT WITHIN MY MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT

I WANT TO DO BETTER FOR MYSELF, AND MY SON

I FEEL WEAK LIKE MY MIND IS FLOODED OF THOUGHTS OF YOU DARING TO DIFFERNT

DONT KNOW HOW?

MY MIND EXPLODES BEYOND THE REACH

CLOSE TO ME LIES THE KEY TO MY HEART 

ITS BURIED IN A DARK HOLE OF EMPTYNESS SWALLOWED BY THOUGTHS

YOU ARE THE LIGHT AT THIS DARK ALLEY

REACH FOR ME, GRAB FOR ME WITH BOTH ARMS

PULL TO HEAVEN STRETCH BEYOND THE GALAXY 

OCEAN CURRENT CARRIES AWAY THE STRESS

BECAUSE I HAVE A FRIEND OF MINES 

WHO MAKES ME FEEL DIFFERENT 

SHE OPENED ME UP WITHIN THE MIND AND HEART

 SHE MADE ME JUMP INTO OPEN SPACE OF OPPORTUNITIES 

ALL BECAUSE I HAVE A FRIEND OF MINES WHO MAKE ME FEEL DIFFERENT 

SHE HOLDS ME, CARRIES ME IN HER PRAYERS, THOUGHTS, AND SPIRIT

I HAD CHANGED FOR THE BETTER 

THAT FRIEND OF MINES THAT MAKES ME FEEL GREAT

DIFFERENT INSIDE AND OUT

THAT FRIEND IS ME.

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