You see, people like you and me... we're the unsung heroes. We are the best friends people will ever have. Most people in our lives don't deserve us. They treat us poorly, and we keep coming back for more, because we are loyal. We see the good in people more than we see the bad, no matter how little good is in them. We refuse to give up on people. And there are people that take advantage of that- people who abuse our kindness. Most people will never know what we have done for them. And it sucks. There are times I want to drive over to somebody's house, bang on the door, and yell "Don't you know what I've DONE for you?!" But that simply cannot be. Like true heroes, we stay silent, in the dark, and unknown. We slip in and out, and only the few who fully deserve us recognize it.

You could say it's a weakness, to hold on the way we do. But I see it as a strength. To endure being ignored, cast aside, put upon... and to not only endure it, but to welcome it so that our friends do not have to carry the weight of it alone... that takes immense strength. Weaker souls would flee from such a task.

It's a terrible burden, to be a friend. But when you find somebody whose soul mirrors your own, it will be worth it.