My name is Jake. I like cake.

You make me laugh. Even in the bath.

“Come on, Jake,” Liam says with flair. “You can do better, show you care.”

My name is Jake.

Our memories never fake.

You’re my buddy and my mate.

Always near, never late.

Liam says, giving me a shove, “Please dude, add some love.”

And when the world feels cold.

You’re the steady hand I trust.

Turning fear into bold.

Liam says, his voice now deep, “That’s better, but make it leap.”

In the silent hours when doubt creeps near.

You’re the echo I need to hear.

The calm within my darkest fight.

The steady flame that brings me light.

Liam says with a knowing grin, “Now you’re writing, truth within.”

You see me in my flaws

But never step away

Through laughter Through silence

In moments of light and shadow

You’re always there

And I smile

Because you’ve always known me

Better than I know myself