Here's to Us

So I wanted to post something different from what I posted yesterday, something on the happier side of the emotional spectrum. So here it is. I wrote this earlier this year, for a friend who I miss very much. (And as before, constructive criticism is welcome.)

Here’s to Us

If I could sum you up in just one sentence

It would be “do no harm, but take no shit,”

Which might not seem that pleasant,

But to me, it meant everything.

You are one of the strongest people I have ever known.

I am proud to have once called you my best friend.

Because you always had my back.

And I tried to have yours.

You made me laugh. All the time.

I never laugh enough anymore.

You brought me out of my shell

In the best possible way

But you never faulted me for my walls.

I know that’s exactly how a best friend should be

So it probably doesn’t seem that influential

But I haven’t had many friends like you—

Ones who accept me with all my faults and flaws.

But you always did.

And that meant the world to me.

I always admired your fearlessness.

You had this power that you never fully realized—

People loved being around you, they were drawn to you.

It was like being around you would somehow help your courage rub off on them.

Your laugh is infectious, your smile contagious.

Ugh, that sounds so cheesy.

But it’s true. My life was better when you were in it.

Friendship is more important than any guy will ever be.

I miss our random dance parties.

Which were really getting ready parties,

Disguised by your mad dancing skills.

Good times.

This feels more like a memoir to us,

Rather than a lament to the past.

We were an unstoppable force,

Until we hit an immovable object.

But this is not an elegy.

This is an ode.

So here’s to us.

Here’s to staying up late,

To talking all day,

To art projects, and longboard sessions.

To walks, blankets, late night food runs,

To crazy trips, three cheese na-chos and cheese qwesadillias.

To my best friend who was never afraid to say what was on her mind,

And to the girls who were never afraid to take on the world—

No one could stop us if they tried.