Too My Dearest Friend

I write this in the hope that you may one day know just how much our friendship means to me. We may not have been friends for very long and we may not spend all that much time together but I hope that you know that regardless of all this you are still so important to me. 

Last night we celebrated your 21^st birthday party and I watched as everyone celebrated the beautiful woman that you have become and by beautiful I refer to more than just the way you look but rather to your very personality. You were described as caring and kind, loving and strong but these words do not begin to describe the way I see you. 

Whilst knowing you I have probably gone through the toughest period of my life. In just over a year I lost two parents and a dog who was more part of my family than myself. You have not only been understanding and supportive but you have been a light, smiling and laughing, at the end of the tunnel. I could never thank you enough for the friendship and unaltered love that you showed me last year.

You have seen me at my best and you have seen me at my worst and although we are two very different people, with completely different views and opinions, somehow our friendship survives all of that and we meet somewhere in the middle. And it comes down to this one simple thing; acceptance. 

You have accepted me, regardless of my many flaws and less than perfect virtues. You have accepted my strange and unpredictable mood swings, my occasional disappearances from the public world, my loud and vulgar personality and my views on not only religion but on the world in general. 

Micky, I could not explain how much you have helped me get through the last couple years and I could never thank you enough for being the amazing person that you are. I am not good at making cards, or drawing cute teddies, or buying good gifts. I am not good at saying thank you for everything that you do for me. And last night I knew that I could not find words without bursting into tears and so with this simple letter I attempt to thank you for the amazing impression that you have left on me knowing full well that you leave an indelible footprint on my soul.

Thank you for being exactly the friend I needed you to be.