*~understanding~*
she listens to all i have to say
even when it makes no sense
and she doesn't tell me how stupid i am
when i stumble and fall over life
she writes me letters full of magic
giving all that she feels
and she seems to know when i need a shoulder
or a nod or a laugh
she is full of light
and life
and beauty
she is everything i'd like to someday be
for she inspires me and astounds me
and sings with me
but most of all
she understands me
*~you~*
energetic sprite
full of bounce
open mouth and open mind
so quick to learn
magical mind
lots of memory
creating and imagining
everything you can
beauty incarnate
and silliness
full to the brim with emotion
and ready to go
silent sometimes
when your serious
thinking and figuring
all the secrets ou
lovingly you stare
and you say
that you love me
and i know that its you
that make my steps lighter
sunshine smiles
tears and anger
and real feelings
you never put up walls
amazing child
growing and reaching
soon you'll be a woman
and off you will go
*~summer vacation~*
she never talked to us much at school
always hung with the rich and the beautiful
but we knew that she lived closer to home
and that she pretended to be who she was
i remember seeing her on the bus
the same bus i took
to the other side of town
and i watched her clutch her backpack
and hide her face in a book
she tried so hard not to be seen
that summer we ended up at the same grocery store
bagging cans of soup and gathering carts
and i saw the side of her that was real to me
we laughed in the backroom while mide did impressions
i helped her to learn to juggle oranges
and she taught me to paint my nails
we even went to the movies a few times
mike said she held his hand that night
he kissed a prom queen that summer
i made a friend
and when school began we never saw her again