i know my life is better
because you're a part of it
i know without you by my side
that i'd be different
i almost have no words.
but you told me to write again...
you probably never thought it was going to be about you.
i don't think you understand
that when you tap me,
my cheeks feel ferocious like fire,
my brain automatically transferring a message
saying you want my attention just as much
as i crave yours.
thank you for all of your trust
thank you for not giving up
thank you for holding my hand
i've always known where you stand
last time i was on an airplane, i wasn't scared.
the turbulence of take off usually frightens me.
but the thought of
your hand in mine,
had my drumming heart,
pause
as i lifted towards the sky.
when you pop up in my thoughts,
your laugh is what comes first.
then your calm concern when i told you my worst memory.
i still recall that night.
how i flooded the room,
and how while i was drowning
you swam.
and helped me to shore
to breathe.
thank you for all you're about
thank you for lifting me up
thank you for keeping me grounded
and being here
i cannot imagine you gone.
you joke about moving away,
but my stomach churns,
because i don't want jokes to become reality.
sometimes i think you know.
that you know simply watching TV with you
is heaven for me.
sometimes i think you know all the attention our friendship gets.
how much people talk and wish and hope
and i'm by far the biggest fan.
sometimes i think you know that i'm in love with you.
and sometimes i conclude you feel the same.
love is where this begins
thank you for letting me in
i've tried to bring it up.
casually slipping in your care,
but my words come up short, my tongue-tied
up in knots
so much so that a seamstress couldn't even untangle
this mess we've made.
but i'd rather live with you in a hurricane.
then wake up alone after the storm.
above all,
you're my best friend.
and i wouldn't give up that for anything.
even your love.
yes, my life is better
and so is the world we're living in
i'm thankful for the time i've spent
with my best friend
