Best Friends

By andhaka

Like vapour rising from the ocean
Or ashes from the dead
With your nimble finger
You raised my bowed head
 
To clumsy crippled soul
You gifted wings of love and trust
Of respect, honesty, and joy
Brushing off spiteful dust
 
3 am conversations
Of celebrity crushes and the lonely life
If only James Franco
would take you as the mistress and me as the wife
 
After school special
with "Stacy and the gang"
We danced to Jeremiah
While Soum sang  
 
Oh I still remember the time she asked for a ruler
and you laughed till you cried
"It's funny cuz...cuz...i don't have one"
You sputtered as we nearly died
 
And how can I forget our  "deep conversations"
In the back of the library, not coming forth
We muffled puckish snickers with our hands
And were threatened to be kicked out by Mrs. North
 
It wasn't always easy for me
There was a time I had no one around
To make me smile
Or keep my feet on the ground
 
As  child bullies reigned the halls
They taunted, flaunted, and called names
And whispered biting remarks
I was the target of their bestial games
 
One night I wept tender heart to bed
and whispered secret wishes into the night
I thought they got lost in abyss of time
Never making the way to fulfilments light
 
After years my desire finally came true
My unsteady ship had found it's shore
And I thanked the lord with every breath
Because best friend, you are what I wished for 

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Copyright 2013 andhaka
Published on Saturday, June 22, 2013.     Filed under: "Poetry"

Author's Note:

I seriously have the most amazing friends in the world. Just a little tribute to the people who constantly make me laugh no matter how down I feel.
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  • dwells On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, dwells (4288)By person wrote:

    Keep them close while you can, and make new ones to fill the voids that time always creates, lovely piece of reminiscing, and insightfully wonderful, thanks Andy!

  • andhaka On Tuesday, June 25, 2013, andhaka (168)By person wrote:

    They are the most important people in my life. It's hard knowing i won't see them everyday or as often as i did since i'm moving out of the province for school. Thanks dwells : )

  • A former member wrote: Absolutely stunning, it takes the pain of solitude for someone to truly appreciate having a such a close friend.

  • andhaka On Saturday, June 22, 2013, andhaka (168)By person wrote:

    Indeed. And it takes having a bunch of shit, fake friends before you meet people who actually care about you to realize the importance and scarcity of true friends.

  • xZombie Poptartzx On Saturday, June 22, 2013, xZombie Poptartzx (334)By person wrote:

    True friends can be a life saver. This was a lovely tribute to the important people in your life ♥ xoxo well done

  • andhaka On Saturday, June 22, 2013, andhaka (168)By person wrote:

    Thanks, and yeah they definitely are like a life boat during a shipwreck : ) i'm glad you liked it.

  • haunted On Saturday, June 22, 2013, haunted (851)By person wrote:

    what an excellent poem about someone very dear to you. lots of reminiscing can be fun. its nice to have friends and yeah they do sound amazing. its a great poem, very nice flow to it. I loved it. awesome!

  • andhaka On Saturday, June 22, 2013, andhaka (168)By person wrote:

    Their the only reason I'm still semi sane, if it weren't for them I don't know where i would be. Thanks i'm glad you enjoyed it : )

  • andhaka On Saturday, June 22, 2013, andhaka (168)By person wrote:

    *they're.. (excuse the horrible grammar)

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