My longest running study buddy is a support, and an absolute rock
As a child, a teen, a youth, a young person, and onwards in years
Has stood sentinel
Silent watchman
Witness to my widening mind and heart
Diligent in his duties
He has attended study halls and exams
He has traveled the length and breadth of the land
He has gone beside me through hardships unnumbered
Guard. Witness. Sentinel.
Friend.
Rock.
And I do mean rock… soapstone apparently.
Elementary school-me could apparently not be convinced to leave him behind.
Elementary school-me was correct
He’s not heavy… he’s my study-buddy. My rock.