I have never before taken the time nor the patience
to consider what it is you are to me.
You are there.
And even more.
You hold the love, the fear, the friendship
that I have for so long ignored.

I am a disappointment to those of your kind.
But I need you to embrace the beauty of your own soul.
And understand the waves that make us all whole.
Many know you and many will meet you.
Not everyone will take on the realization of how wonderful you are.
Some will abuse you, others will dismiss you.
I will never forget you, I will never replace you.

The magnificence of a Cancer with all the intensity of a man.
Know your glory and authenticity for it will always know you.
I hold enough memories and dreams of you to last a lifetime.
Yet none of those compare to knowing you.
The women desire you and the men wish to be you.

The world should thank your parents for their genes,
Your grandparents for their morals,
And God for his master plan.
All this just to tell you that you are indeed a good friend…