We all have those "friends" that aren't really our friends. They act like, but we have learned or will learn eventually that they aren't really there for us when we need them. However, these friends are important because they open our eyes and allow us to learn who our real friends are. This is a letter to the real friends we have and hope to never lose.
Dear You,
Thank you. Thank you for dealing with me when I’m upset but won’t tell you why and I just shut down. Thank you for dealing with me when I’m hyper and annoying. Thank you for not getting mad at how sarcastic I am (even though sometimes, some of you don’t catch on). Thank you for reading my poems or articles or just listening to me talk about whatever I am babbling about. Thank you for supporting me in anything I aspire to do and thank you for being there for while I have been trying to find myself.
Thank you for everything you have done for me, whether you have been around for years, or only a few months. The amount of time doesn’t matter to me. All that matters is the fact that you are here. And that you have been there for me whenever I needed you. Sometimes it’s just when I need a shift picked up at work but also when I need a hug and someone to cheer me up. I know that I can always call you on the phone
You go out of your way to talk to me and make sure I’m doing alright. You make me incredibly happy and I know that I can trust you with anything and everything. You understand me even when I don’t understand myself. You always see the good in me when I struggle to. I cannot thank you enough for those things.
I know sometimes I am a pain, and I’m sorry for that. I can’t help it sometimes, but you already know that. You also already know that I will apologize as soon as I realize I have been.
I’m not sure where I would be without you. You have done so much for me and I doubt you even realize it. You have shaped me into the person I see when I look in the mirror and you have changed me in amazing ways that I can’t possibly begin to explain. I can’t even tell you how grateful I am to have you in my life. I wouldn’t be the same without you.
Also, thank you for all the memories that we have made and all the ones we will make in the future. All the good times we have had will be treasured for as long as I remember. There are too many laughs shared to count and stupid stories to tell. It is never ending.
So, thank you, for everything you have done for me and everything you will continue to do. But most of all, thank you for being an actual friend to me, no matter what.
I know that we may not be friends for the rest of our lives. Maybe we have already grown apart since high school, or maybe we will grow apart later in life, but that’s OK, because you’re my actual friend now, and that’s what is important. I will never be able to thank you enough.
You won’t only be in the acknowledgments of my book, but of my life as well.
Sincerely,
Your Actual Friend
