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Things I Wish I Would Have Told You
Dear Best Friend,
There are so many things I wish I had told you. I wish that I had told you that I loved you. As a friend, I should have said that more. I should have told you that when you feel like no one else loves you, you should know that I love you. Nothing you ever did could have made me love you less.
I should have told you that you were beautiful. You always joked that you were ugly or fat, but I should have known that underneath the jokes, you really felt it was the truth. I thought that it was obvious to you how beautiful you were, because it was obvious to everyone else. I should have told you that you had the prettiest eyes I’ve ever seen or that you had a body that everyone envied. Or maybe I should have told you that your outside didn’t matter, because you were infinitely more beautiful on the inside.
I should have told you that everything gets better. That although life seemed unbearable now, it had to get better. But I didn’t say any of those things to you. I thought that we had all the time in the world. We were so young, you were so young. But I guess I should have realized that time isn’t infinite. Maybe I should have known that you could be gone at any moment. Maybe I should have told you how much I would miss you if you were to die. I’d like to think that maybe I could have helped you. Maybe you wouldn’t have felt that death was your only option.
I can only hope that you are in a better place now and that you can finally be happy. Although it’s too late now to tell you these things in person, I hope that you will somehow see them and deep down inside that you will know that they are true.
Love,
Your Best Friend
the sincerity felt from this
the sincerity felt from this poem is amazing. yes indeed, life is short, and we take moments with those we love for granted. if we had true appreciation for life we would almost never do things like watch tv or go to parties with those we love and rarely see. we would spend more time sitting next to each other and conversing while looking directly into each others eyes, and sharing our life stories and experiences instead of show tickets and petty gossip and shallow tidbits of life. we would spend more time simply being kind to each other. very enjoyable to read.
...and he asked her, "do you write poetry? Because I feel as if I am the ink that flows from your quill."
"No", she replied, "but I have experienced it. "
Thank you so much for your
Thank you so much for your comment! It means a lot! And yes, I agree that life is way to short and we need to learn to appreciate what we have when it is still around.