Tenderly my friend
that’s how it will be,
this relationship of ours
between you and me.

Tenderly I will lend
this shoulder of mine,
in case you have need of it
it is here all the time.

Tenderly I will speak
kind words to you for sure,
because that’s how friendships last,
and forever endure.

Tenderly I will cherish
your words in my heart,
to listen to your pain
from beginning to start.

Tenderly I will ask
God’s grace from above,
to embraces us as friends
committed to His love.

Tenderly I will seek
the beautiful things in life,
and give them all to you
to remove all your strife.

Tenderly I will keep
every feeling that you share,
so you will know for certain
I am a friend who really cares!

© Deacon Steve A. Politte
March 28, 2006