To Friendship

To my best friend...

I don't remember the exact day you appeared in my life for the first time or the words we exchanged before you went on your way and I went mine. But I remember the first time we really talked beyond our usual “hello” and “how are you”. It’s a time of my life I will not forget. It was the day I realized you were much more than you appeared at first glance and the day we were chosen to be friends for life.

There may have been a time “us” was taken for granted by me, you, or both of us. I always expected you to be there and always be the same as you always have been since the day we became friends. I expected we’d always be the same, nothing would change. But I've realized nothing ever stays the same. Even in this circumstance, things change and are changing all the time. I'm not the same person I was when we met and neither are you. I never expected our friendship to have a major part in my life, but it does. I've come to realize you are my best friend.

©Helen Elizabeth 2007