you said...

you said you beat up the other guy. you explained every blow. you gave us the play-by-play. you make jokes and we laugh, you tell stories and we listen. you tell us how strong you are. how unfair the fight was. how unfairly you have been used. you tell us how she hurt you, and how strong you are for taking it. you tell us how you give her your strength. you tell us how you give us your strength.

we say...

you dont need to be strong for us. we already love you. you are already our friend. you do not need to prove your strength, capability, deservingness. you dont have to carry our burdens. we dont ask you to be something more. you dont have to be our entertainment. you rush to tell us your story..."here is my story and all that i am..." "now that you know me, you cant leave me." youve had to be strong. youve had to be enough. know that you dont have to be anything for us to continue to love you. thats it, youre in, sorry hon, you cant get out of it now. weve got you.

all im saying is that you neednt worry. we will listen, we will talk, we will be here when you need us. because...we are friends.