You feel my pain
As though it were your own
You listen
And your silence comforts me
Your tolerance of my faults
Gives me strength and room to grow
With gentle questions
You steer me to the truth I might not always see
Never do you expect more of me
Than you would give yourself
Though times come
That you do not understand the choices that I make
You do not judge me harshly
Never do you say "I told you so"
Or burden me with guilt more than I can bear
Instead
You help me up when I stumble
You dry my tears patiently
However often they may fall
And share my joys and triumphs
With an exuberance matching my own
You see me for wh