two sets of footprints in the sand.

Is there going to be day in your life, where you find yourself huddled up in a corner of a dark room?

The windows shut; curtains drawn. You hear the howling of the wind, the cracking of lightning.

It's storming. It's cold. You don't have a blanket to keep you warm.

Is it possible?

In a perfect world, you will do what you love.
With the accepting people, they work around you.
But you are alone.

Because.
When you are going to give up, when you know you can't take it anymore, they will come in.
They won't switch on the light or start a fire.
They won't let you see who they are.
But they will sit by you and hug you and keep you warm.
Until you are strong enough to stand up and open the windows.
And even when it's storming outside, even when you run out into the rain and cry and cry,
They will run with you and wait for you to cry your heart out.
They won't bring you a towel and dry your hair, nor put an umbrella over your head to block the rain.
They won't get wads of tissue to wipe your tears, or make you stop the waterworks.
But they will give you hugs because they will keep you warm inside.
The words will come out because they are from the heart.
They will wipe your face with their thumbs when you are finally calm because touches can do wonders.
They won't use other means besides themselves, and just themselves.

Those are true friends.
There are so many people who say that they will be here for you.
And when the time comes, who will keep their promise?
Who will stay true to what they said?

Those who stay won't tell you everything's gonna be alright.
Those who stay will tell you they don't know what's gonna happen.
Those who stay will stick with you even as you are pelted with bullets.

When you are wounded, they will stop the bleeding with their bare hands.
When you are targeted, they will protect you solely with their body.
And as you struggle to take those last breaths, they will fight with you.

They are not on the sidelines.
They are on the field.
Guarding you.
Watching you.

They are not prevention.
They are not cures.
But they will take away your pain.
They will make you happier.
They will make you stronger.
With just their love, and your trust.

The true savior isn't the one who fixed the problem.

It's the one who took away the troubles.

Because you can only fix your problems when you have no troubles in the way.

And when they fought alongside with you, you learnt to fix it yourself.

In the imperfect world;

In a horrid situation;

You find out whose gonna keep those promises.

It won't be a lot.

In fact, most will just hide away.

But those few are enough.

And I'm pretty blessed to have more than just a few.