Best Friend
I am not going to lie,
The first time I saw you,
My heart fell in love just a little.
At first,
I only noticed the physical.
Much to your disbelief,
You are very attractive.
You have this smile,
Oh, that smile;
It just lights up the room.
With one look,
You could melt a girl’s heart.
And your laugh- well, many laughs-
They are simply magic.
Somehow,
You can produce an abundance of sounds
That are all equally hilarious
And wonderful.
It is so easy to notice those things,
The beautiful and attractive parts of you.
And it is easy to fall for them.
But the more I get to know you
And the closer we become,
The farther my heart falls in love.
You have this talent,
Where you can be the stupidest,
Most dorky and funny person.
In a moment,
You can send everyone
To the ground dying of laughter.
You know how to make people smile,
How to make everyone
Feel welcome and comfortable.
But on the flip side,
You can be completely serious and mature.
You offer yourself up,
You offer whatever you can give,
For those you care about.
You give comfort
And support
And encouragement
And love.
You have this beautiful,
Open and honest way about you.
When I share my heart,
When I show you my broken pieces,
And all of my darkest parts,
You do not mock,
Or try to fix me.
You do not tell me some generic saying,
Like ‘others have it worse’,
Or ‘look for the silver lining’.
You do not run away
From the demons inside me
That have scared off so many others.
Instead,
You acknowledge my pain and sufferings,
And you give me encouragement.
You extend your help,
But only if I want it.
Most importantly though,
You are simply
There.
You care.
You stand by me.
You offer yourself as a support,
As a hand to hold
And a shoulder to cry on.
I have never before felt so comfortable,
So relaxed,
So safe,
Around another person.
I have never before
Been able to open up so easily,
So willingly,
Or with so little fear or anxiety.
And, I most definitely have
Never
Experienced both of those
With any one single human being.
You are so young,
Yet you understand and see so much.
You are wise way beyond your years.
You know what to say,
And what not to say,
What to give,
And what to not give,
What to do,
And what not to do.
You know when any of those are needed,
And when they are not.
Our friendship started out
Simply as a silly happenstance,
A mostly random add on social media.
But now,
Now we are friends.
And, if I dare,
If I am willing to risk the chance,
Risk the danger of getting hurt again,
I would even consider you my best friend.
You saved my life
On more than one occasion.
And, not only that,
Not only have you kept me alive,
But you have helped give me life.
I am no longer just alive,
But I am living.
And I want to live.
I never knew that one person
Could mean so much;
That one person
Could affect so much.
Until I met you.
It has only been a few months,
And I wish it were more.
I wish I had known you
From the beginning.
But I am so grateful
For the time I have been given,
For the memories and experiences
That have changed my life.
I am so glad to have met you.
I am so blessed to know you.
I am so thankful to have you
As my best friend.