Finding true friends is a rare occasion in life. When they do come along, a little bit of appreciation and praise doesn’t hurt. I cherish this person for being so kind-hearted and real with me, no matter what. I am so grateful to have crossed paths with them, and I can only hope we won’t separate. This poem goes out to you and whoever else is as great a friend as you.
I wish I could show you how much I admire you
Look up to you
Live on little oxygen because of you
Nothing in this world could ever express
the way your presence is a blessing that fights
against the demons crossing me everyday
You are the angel providing me with energy
to trudge forward beneath the doom cast
upon me
Even though I am going insane every hour,
every second
every m i n u t e
You lift me and and inject sense into me
I have gone through more friends than my limbs
could ever carry
Yet you are the one that came through
Bright and brilliant and beautiful and bada*s
with a sprinkle of #blackgirlmagic
more than they ever could
more than they ever knew
Maybe my bitterness is showing
Maybe I don’t give a sh**
because my heart tells me you are genuine
and I could actually trust it
because you make a spectacle of it
There’s no spectacle masking your place
no barbie doll lacking elegance nor grace
you are real and true
and I am here to tell you how much I appreciate
you
I love you, my friend
I know you love me too
despite these sins
overtaking my spirit
but you wash them away
everyday
just for being there
running alongside me
cheering me on
giving me standing ovations
that I don’t deserve
See, I know you
I will self deprecate all day
but you never let me fail
Thank you for being the hand
catching me before I crumble
the bandage stopping the
eternal bleeding
thank you.
