Friends

A friend crys out for help,
Yet I can not reach out,
At times I fear the worst,
For I do not know
what will become,
My words they touch him,
but is it really enough?
At times I feel,
he needs say nothing at all
when he rights
it is as though,
he tries to find reason,
on why he does
the things he does,
I can not give a reason,
I can only simply say,
I've been down that road,
it may seem fun right now,
but eventually,
you find,
peace, tranquility, understanding,
you will pull away,
from those that give you love,
simply because,
they reach out to you,
you will fire back
words so harsh,
yet in the end,
you will see who your true friends
really are,
I can not tell you, nor will I,
but I can say can this my friend,
I've been down that path,
escape it now before it becomes late,
reach to those that have truly shown
love that true friends hold,
do not push them back too far,
I was lucky,
Mine stuck by.....