best friend

friendship
like a four leafed clover
something i stopped searching for 
around the age of seven
you simply smiled
and acknowledged my existence
but it made me feel a thousand times better
so
thank you
for the open kindness
the hand back up 
from the dusty floor
and broken dreams
from the ashes
that burned my fingertips
and from the uncertainty of who i was
thank you 
for giving me someone to rely on 
and trust
thank you
and
i'm sorry
i didn't mean to fall for you
my first real friend 
my best friend.