Our friends and comrades Comfort and console us Give us joy and pause as we try to get it right when we write Befriended me when I was young and protected me from the bullies that still sadly exist in this world Be they children or adults Institutions or old school politicians who need to hit the road Words still do and am grateful we found each other They are jewels that we adorn as we polish phrases and find the best ones to use in our craft Until recently didn't know we were artists too So much more than words that take more than your breath away