Ode to Friends

Sometimes they laugh at your expense. Sometimes they eat all your food. Sometimes they leavee a mess in your living room. Sometimes they borrow money and forget to pay it back. Sometimes they forget to tell you when there is an exciting event going on. Sometimes they don't let you forget that one embarrassing moment. Sometimes they make a new embarrassing moment. Sometimes they don't know when to shut up. Sometimes they make you jealous. Sometimes they get you in trouble. Sometimes they don't feel like friends. Friends are far from perfect, but they are still worth having.

They may drop me off at the bus station early in the morning, they may bring me balloons when I'm sick, or they may buy me something that I need. They can be there for my physical body and needs, but more importantly, when I feel lost, when I feel that tangible feeling in my stomach that something isn't right with my soul, I know that my friends are there. When life sucks, when I don't know what I am doing, or where I am going, or how I should feel, they are there to help me. To talk me through it and to support me. That is what friends are really good for.

Its worthless having friends who you simply do activities with. Little bodies walking around just taking up space. Sure, bowling is fun, and hiking, and swimming, and movies, and eating and talking, but friends are more than that. They share life with you, good and bad. When they know you are having a tough time, they are there for you. When they don't know, it's your job to tell them. The friends that really care will feel your pain. They will go out of their way to make your life more bearable. That's what friends are for.