There is no replacing a friend
The kind who speaks to you every day
Even just a simple hello or goodbye
Is all they ever have to say
For just knowing they are out there
Remembering that you exist
Makes them the best kind of friend
Whom none could ever resist
© 2019 Michelle Cook
We often experience
A multitude of seasons
And nobody really knows
All of those reasons
But we carry on
Like we always do
Even when the answers
Are nearly none to few
And we never stop to question
What those seasons mean
Yet there must be hidden answers
In everything we’ve seen
Scattered between the pages
Of our monotonous lives
There have got to be reasons
For why we’ve somehow survived
And even if those answers
Are never actually found
We should all be happy
We’ve been allowed to stick around
So many people in this world
Never have that gifted chance
I guess it all depends
On our individual circumstance
© 2019 Michelle Cook
For a month of writing prompts, click here; Along the weathered, winding trail
Blissful
Happy
And sometimes sappy
Weird
Strange
Never deranged
Interesting
Bizarre
Amazing the way you are
Nerdy
Dorky
Devotedly quirky
Witty
Funny
Never to be outdone-ee
Devoted
True
Positively perfect you
© 2019 Michelle Cook
Sometimes there are people
Who you just can’t forget
They make an impact on your life
And often change your mindset
What makes them unforgettable
Is that they’re always there
And by lending a listening ear
They show how much they care
They’re the ones who spread encouragement
The kind who give us hope
And on the days spent without them
It’s often hard to cope
We can search our whole lives
Just to find even one
Because a rapport like this
Just can’t be outdone
And so when we’re blessed
With such a mate
We must hold tight
For it’s surely fate
And with each new day
We appreciate them more
Because we know they’re far beyond
What we could ever ask for
© 2019 Michelle Cook
She realized
She couldn’t handle
The reality
Of the inevitable
So in her mind
A fated goodbye
Seemed entirely logical
It was too bad
Her heart
Could never agree
© 2019 Michelle Cook
For a month of writing prompts, click here; An unencumbered life
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