there have been times when i felt the rug was ripped out from under me
and when i have been shocked flat by the turning of events.
the days of wanting to take off and the days of wanting to stay in bed.

but...

one thing i have had the entire way,
is the best kind of friends.
some from decades ago,
some from only recently...

but the very best kind.
and today i woke wondering
where on earth i would be without
their company in my lifetime...

i hope you know who you are as i think about you right now.

"It well may be
That we will never meet again
In this lifetime
So let me say before we part
So much of me
Is made of what I learned from you
You'll be with me
Like a handprint on my heart
And now whatever way our stories end
I know you have re-written mine
By being my friend...
Because I knew you,
I have been changed for good." ~ Elphaba, from the musical, Wicked.