Your Poem

For my beloved friend with the curly hair
who walks steadily beside me no matter where I go.

I tried to write a poem about you.

I wrote and re-wrote and nothing did you justice.

It's only now that I realize there are some people
who are so deep inside of your heart that
you can't pull them out onto paper no matter how hard you try.

So I choose to keep you deep in that place
exactly where I know you belong.

And this is your poem.