Best Friend

She wasn't a high maintenance machine

Which was absolutely perfect for you

'Cause you sucked at returning phone calls

And making plans to get together

And half the time you totally forgot that there was an actual world out there

beyond your notepads and pencils

You took her for granted

And weren't always nice

And you had a tendency to think that you were better

But it was your heart that was covered in ice

She could have left you

Waved goodbye and vanished

But for some reason she stayed

Even after learning about your perpetual rain cloud

And all the little demons that

Lived inside

She stayed

Year after year she lived by your side

Cheering you on

Helping you stay hopeful and happy and alive

And after all the hours you two spent

It only occurred to you now

That she may have been

your very best friend