Friendship
is a strange thing.

We find ourselves
telling each other
the deepest details
of our lives.

things
we don't even share
with our families.

But what is a friend?
A confidant?
A lover?
A shoulder to cry on?
An ear to listen?
A heart to feel?

A friend is all of these things
and more.

No matter where we met,
no matter
how long we've been together.
I call you a friend.

A word so small,
yet so large in feeling,
a word filled with emotion,
a word overflowing with LOVE.

Truly great things
come in small packages.

Once the package of friendship
has been opened,
it can never be closed.

It is a constant book always waiting...
waiting to be read...
and enjoyed.

We may have our disagreements...
we may have our disappointments...
we may  concern one another...

friendship is a unique bond
that lasts through it all.

A part of each of us
goes into our friendships...
our humor...
our experiences...
our tears.

Friendships are foundations...
necessary for life...
and love.

Friends... you and me.

You have crossed my path of life
in one way or another.
some I've only bumped into.
some have walked a while with me.
and some of you will continue to walk with me.

but never think
that since we aren't in close contact...
that I don't think of you.

If not for coming across YOU,
I would a be
a completely different person.
And
I Thank you.