to h because she was my very first friend.
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to m because she let me swim in her pool every summer
and told me what a french kiss really was.
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to k for being so sweet and real when it was cool
to be edgy and snotty.
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to j for talking to me that day after student council
and sticking with me ever since.
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to a for being different and passionate and so ahead
of her time.
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to j buying me june bug ice cream
at upside down rock
and making my teen years so much smoother.
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to d for pulling me out of my shell and taking me
dancing in go go boots at night.
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to a for offering to walk with me in the
middle of the night when i was sad.
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to d for making me laugh nonstop
and showing me every great surf spot
in nags head.
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to s for offering up your sailboat
and space in the middle of paradise.
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to l for shaking up my creativity
with your hand blown beads and
ultra magical life.
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to k for painting me a wave
and always holding my hand
tight no matter what.
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to t for loving me even
when it brings up your own stuff.
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to j for taking a chance
on me
and giving me a safe spot
to land when i first arrived.
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to d for not having any expectations
of who or how i should be.
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to t for sending me a big
strong girl ring and embracing
my spirit with such love.
*
to l for being my real life fairy
and drinking pink champagne
with me in a tree.
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to t for being my soulchild.
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to a for being my other soulchild.
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to m for writing i like my buns
under t’s coffee table and being
so darn cute.
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to m for honoring my art
and taking me on wild adventures
in the city of angels.
*
to f for writing such beautiful
books and believing in my story.
*
to d for being there when we
both had lost a parent and making
me giggle in the in between spaces.
*
to j for understanding my soul so
effortlessly and lovingly.
*
to m for our messy fun paint dates and
poetry readings.
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to h for not giving up on me
and showering me with kindness.
*
to k for offering healings
when i am sick or having a hard time.
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to s for being my little soul sister.
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to z for waking me up
and showing me the stars.
*
to k for long phone chats
and safe truth telling.
*
to j for being j,
and, well, you know the rest…
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abcdefg….
i could go on forever.
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i have been lucky to always
have good folks in my life.
*
there has been ups and downs of course-
a few heartaches,
misunderstandings,
lives going in different directions,
jealousy, competition,
and all the rest.
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but i can’t say i have many regrets…
not one has left me empty handed.
*
each one gifted me with some lesson,
and made me a better person
in one way or another.
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there are times
when i don’t know what
i would have done without
you and you and you.
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surely i would have
been in some ditch
on the side of the road by now.
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so thank you,
friends.
*
the supporters.
the huggers.
the late night phone callers.
the healers.
the planners.
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the dreamy ones.
the silly ones.
the little ones.
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the ones i did wrong.
the ones i forgot to call back.
the ones i was afraid to tell the truth to.
*
the free-thinkers.
the rule-breakers.
the pick-me-up-ers.
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insert your name
here ____________.
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you have made my world
better.
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bless you.