The rarest of things

If I said 'Thank you' would you wonder why?
Would you look back at times gone by
and try to uncover the things that you do,
The reason that I feel so safe around you.

You are the only person who has always been there,
With nothing to gain from showing you care,
With a hundred kind words and the gentlest touch,
That helps me to feel calmer and means so much.

When I need to escape from my life, from it all,
I know who to turn to, I know who I can call
and you always know just the right thing to say,
to drown out the thoughts that lead me astray.

I wish I could show you what a difference you have made,
You've seen me at my worst, and still you have stayed,
It's the rarest of things that I've found in you -
A friend I can trust in, a friend that is true.

Dedicated to Paul Adrian and Phyllis Quall - I love you both without measure