What You Have Given

Avenues thick and thin 

Where can I even begin 

To express how much you mean 

When my face is scarlet 

When the world is no longer sweet like a tartlet 

You give me relief indeed

Above conflict depicted 

And feelings vindictive

When ambivalence is all that can be found 

You allow me to inscribe 

The feelings inside 

And all of the stress and anxiety compounds 

Into something beautiful 

Not vengeful or despicable 

But something that can be read by all

Out of struggles given 

And from the urge not to give in

My friend, you I will always recall