You Picked Me Up

You picked me up not so long ago gave me a reason to carry on. You gave me hope and determination when I thought all that was gone. You had the drive I had the ambition and you urged me every step along the way, but now I am losing you and I am so far away. I know I cannot get back to you before the Lord takes you away. I can only sit and worry at what you are going through. My heart stretches out across the miles hoping it could be there to comfort you as a friend when you need comfort the most. Heaven is calling out for you to take you away from family and friends and I can only sit here and remember how you picked me up not so long ago. 9 April 2012 Author's Note: This was written for a good friend who lives in Canada and I went to school with and who is now dying of cancer. She got me back into writing again five years ago.