Friendship.

They have always protected him.
They held his hand in a field full of wolves.
They plugged his ears to silence the lies.
They closed his jaw to block the poison.
They shut his eyes to darken ugly images.
They disregarded every scar he had.
They swallowed every regret he had.
They took the pain from his shoulders and wore it.
They lit a match under his heart and kept it warm.
He will always love them.