In celebration of a friend on her 50th Birthday

My warrior friend

Her signature wry humor cracks us up

her laugh, hearty, wholesome

is infectious, and we spend countless hours on the phone

laughing till our bodies shake and our hearts feels buoyant, alive and loved.

We bare our souls, our stories matter,

we give advise, share, care and she

is always the rock, her shoulder always steady, so I can

lean on it and rest my weary head, till I feel rested, stronger and brighter.

Her story is one of resilience

her path riddled with boulders

that knocked down happiness and self esteem, but

she rose dauntless, she stopped enduring, her courage fierce, inspiring and relentless.

And so I call her my warrior friend

an always there friend, who

listens without judgement, holds space for my choas, and

makes my life better, shinier, lovlier.

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