Somewhere b e t w e e n the procrastination... and the homework...and the incessant forwards... and the friendships...and the nasty cafeteria food and the calls to each other complaining about crushes...
Somewhere b e t w e e n the phone calls to old friends...and the "I miss you's"...and the "I love you's"...and the "What are we doing tonight's"...and somewhere b e t w e e n all of the changing and growing...somewhere b e t w e e n the classes
And the skipping classes
And the studying for tests
And the pretending to study for tests
And the downright not studying for tests.....
I forgot.
I forgot what high school is all about.
I forgot what it meant to cry
I forgot that pretending to be happy doesn't make you happy.
And that pretending to be smart doesn't make you smart.
I forgot that you cant just forget the past in fear of the future.
I forgot that you can't control falling in love
And that you can't make yourself fall in love.
I learned that I can love.
I learned that it's okay to mess up
And it's okay to ask for help
And it's okay to feel like crap.
I learned that it's okay to complain and whine to all your friends for a whole day.
I learned that sometimes the things you want most you just can't have.
I learned that the greatest thing about high school isn't the parties
or the drinking or the hookups...
It's the friendships which means taking chances.
I learned that sometimes the things we want to forget
are the things which we most need to talk about.
I learned that the letters from friends are the most important things
And that sending cards to your friends make you feel better.
But, basically, I just lerned that my friends,
Both old and new,
Are the most important people to me
And without them, I wouldn't be who I am today.
So this is a thank you to all of my friends
For always being there
I love you