My kind of CHUMS!

There are people who say that you won't amount to anything, you're not gonna make it, you will not succeed unless you're on your own. Those people forget the heroes standing behind them--the unsung warriors--the brave fighters and peacemakers--who make life what it is. These people are friends, the CHUMS, who add vibrancy and color to this world that's otherwise a monotone black and white. No matter what's wrong and what they are doing, our chums, support us every step of the way and hold us up when we're falling.

Our chums are not worth to be forgotten. They watch for us, guard us through life's hardships. They will be our light, our happiness to guide us through this never ending darkness. However, if soon forgotten, the marks--and sometimes even the scars--our chums cast on our heart will exist, though their reasoning may be lost. Everyone we meet--every single person impacts us in some way, no matter how small or insignificant it may seem at the time. Then there are those people--the special ones to touch our hearts--who leave marks so big or so deep on our soul, that we could never forget their mark no matter how much we try. These people will hold the greatest impaction on our lives and whose presence will stick with through all times. these marks aid to characterize who we are and how our lives will go.

They can be called heroes for they will be able to tell us what's wrong, even though we may not know it ourselves. The look in our eyes--they see through our lies, even if they blind us. we can tell them we're fine--straight face lie--and they will see straight through it. We cannot fool them, cannot trick them for they know us too well. Then again, do not even try it, it's not worth the effort.

My chums... they are my sunshine, my hope, my light. I can't let them extinguish or I will extinguish ourselves. I need them to hold me--to hold my seams together while I'm breaking apart. They hold me when I break down and cry. They share my pain--no matter rough it may be. My chums are fighters who just want to bring my pain to a halt and make sure no matter--I'll be okay. They listen to my problems and give advices when I cannot find it in my heart--even when the truth may not be what I want to hear. They will do anything--no matter how silly and crude just to make me smile.

My flaws are embraced--my chums know I ain't perfect. They accept me for who I am--even if they disagree with what I do. I call them anytime of the day, rain or shine, just to have someone to talk to or to cry to. They take me out and treat me, just to make sure I am fed and well.

These warriors, my chums, have become my everything and consume what I though life was. I will remember these everyday heroes who have done so much for my life.

My chums make life special and wonderful. The earth needs the sun to light up its surface, just as we need the friends and family who are watching our backs. I will not let this earthly wonder slip me by. I will embrace the ones I love and who love me. I will not let that soft flame extinguish. I'll hold it and protect it from the impending storm. Who knows when I'll need these heroes later, or when they'll need me--but no matter what, I will not let the true miracles that have come into my life slip away.