Stronger

As a preteen and teenager I used to write poetry to get my feelings out about a lot of different things.  I had a friend who was into drugs at a young age and got involved with "the wrong crowd".  He went through a lot of troubled times and through it all I felt an overwhelming sense of guilt.  
When we were 13 years old I learned that he was smoking pot on a regular basis.  And by some standards that isn't much of anything but for him it did lead to a "troublemaker" kind of life.  I knew about this and I said nothing.  At 13 I was more concerned about him being mad at me if I said anything to anyone.  A year later he was sent to a rehabilitation ranch in Arizona.
That year I started writing my feelings down.  I became a poet of sorts.  I was not very good.  It was all very typical teen angst kind of stuff, but writing made me feel better about the situation.  I felt like I was responsible for him being sent away because I didn't say anything.  
This poem was written for him.


Stronger
I stood in the distance
And watched you leave
I cried and screamed
I felt so alone
Now I stand
Still in the distance
With the one I love
I still feel alone
But someone is finally there
To help me
Get over the pain
Of losing you
And when you come back
I'll be the same person
That I always was
I'll just be a little bit
Stronger

I still dedicate this poem to that friend.  His struggle helped me realize that I am strong.  Even when I feel weak and don't think that I can go on, I know someone will be there helping me to get through things.
Before I considered that person to be my boyfriend.
Now I know that the one standing with me, my love, is my God.  He will always be there to help guide me through painful and troubling times.  He will never let me go. He is the One that makes me stronger.