Letter to a Friend from a Friend...

A quick disclaimer-this is a pretty personalized poem I suppose. It started out as a letter, but if poetry is the beauty of expression then this is the quintessence of the art. The very first line won't make any sense...but I left it in anyhow. ;-). Enjoy.

He's right though, lol. They'd be really great lyrics for a song. This message will never get to you. It's...it's kind of my final farewell to the whole idea of us. I've entertained that hope for far too long. I can't really say why. Your one of the strangest, most confusing, and utterly beautiful people I have ever met. When I'm around you...I'm calm. And it kills me...absolutely KILLS me to see you unhappy, which you are more frequently than I care to expound upon. Listen though, lol...I know you will never actually read this, but, maybe some spirit of this little farewell will seep through the ether and you'll pick up on it. Like I said, I hate to see a girl like you in such pain. Your writing is a reflection of how you feel, I know. You write what you feel, and you convey the message better than most people could. If you look at all of your writings as a whole, you notice a kind of trend. Each poem together shows sadness for one, sadness that you are separated from a person that you utterly love, and two, that your strength and resolve in his absence are waning. You feel more miserable and isolated every second you are separated from him. And...for some @#$%ed up reason, pardon my language but I feel this is justified to convey what I feel, you cover yourself with this blanket of despair and let it consume you. Maybe you've grown so accustomed to the darkness that when exposed to the light you shy away from it, because you don't want to pursue it for fear it won't persist...and you'll be left, disappointed and shivering in the shade. I really can't say...all I know is this. Even you fail at isolating yourself. At times, even you can help but embrace that light and the warmth that comes with it. When you are around your friends, and when I say friends I mean the people that utterly care about you, what you do, and how you are feeling; you will occasionally lose yourself. You let your guard down and let these people become closer to you, and you may just feel down right happy. At least...at least this is what I hope that I am observing...this is what I pray that I see in you. It's fleeting yes, but it's at these times when I feel most strongly for you, and want your happiness to remain perpetual. Lol. If you read this....well first if you read this you would probably never talk to me again so it wouldn't matter....but if you somehow didn't really give a @#$% and decided to talk to me anyway...I would hope my full message stuck with you. Anyway...the one piece of advice that I have never allowed myself to relay to you is this: embrace those fleeting moments of warmth and happiness. Don't dwell on those imaginary thoughts of solitude and isolation. You aren't alone in this, and you have more support than you'd know what to do with. Even if you had the whole world against you, you have friends that wouldn't be daunted by the odds, and would have your back to the bitter end if need be. Please, please....listen to reason, and don't forget about all the people who truly care about you. Don't lose yourself out in the black, and don't forget about us when you go away...lol maybe we won't let you forget about us.

-Your Friend.....

Hahah, I'm a bit new to the site...so I couldn't really find a catagory that fit...I suppose I use slang in my poem, although....it's the most proper slang in existence. Lol. Don't be shy with your criticisms. I gladly welcome what you people have to say.