Verbicide

my first champions:
before crimethinc
before binary press,
before anybody
there was verbicide
and jackson ellis.
some people help you survive
just by being alive.
someone real
who listens
cares
and tries,
someone who is on your side
there are those
who call themselves friends
who are not;
then there those where the word friend
is merely a pallid imitation
of their stature
and presence in your life.
that's Verbicide