Power Of A Friend 

As I am awakened swiftly 
from a deep and peaceful sleep 
my heart is racing wildly 
like a million little feet.

The panic that I used to feel 
has turned to something new 
a feeling of strength and power 
that I have somehow learned from you.

You have empowered me 
to take a look within 
and find the love of a friend 
where fear has always been.

So now I reach into the dark 
and feel the ray of light 
from the love a friend sends to me 
shining bright into the night.

Author Christine McClimans