Gift: You + Me

Back in May of 2012

I was going through a really tough time

I was losing some people whom I thought were really good friends of mine

But as time went on I realized I was wrong

Feeling lonely and melancholy I felt as though I had no one to lean on

But come the middle of May and that very fateful day

You and I began to talk

And I think I even felt it back then

That you and I were meant to be good friends

And towards the end of May I’m saying to myself,

“Man, this person’s really cool!”

I often wondered if you thought the same thing too

And don’t laugh when I say this

But I began to believe

This was payback for all of the bad friendships I’ve had to go through

Then June arrives

About a month in, that’s when I expected problems to arise

Because for me friendship has never been this easy

It was complicated, complex and hard

None of my old friends ever tried to keep a relationship going like me

That’s why you’re such an anomaly

A rarity that I’ve never known before

And in the next few months someone who I began to really, really care for

July’s the next month on the list

And by this time we were learning more about one another

‘Bout your father and some about my mother

I learned about your brothers

You heard stories about my little sister

Is there anything else I forgot to mention?

And towards the end of the month I really learned a ton about you

That’s when I knew this friendship was true

You really helped me with some tough things I went through

Then August arrives and we didn’t talk much during that month

But I wasn’t concerned

You had a lot of school and work to do

And I had to focus on my responsibilities too

Then comes September

Another interesting month indeed

A month where we just caught up with each other

We exchanged thoughts and ideas like leaves on trees

And things were flowing as smoothly as ever

Then comes my two favorite months of last year

October and November

Seemed like during those times I was always grinning from ear-to-ear

When the weather began to get cooler

Our bond seemed to get stronger

You and I went through different things

And at different times put each other under our wings

For warmth and friendship

In that month of October we really didn’t talk about random things

You dealt with some things that I know still probably sting

So I tried my best to be there for you as much as I could

‘Cause I know if I were in that situation you would do the same for me

And despite what you dealt with early in the month

It was the fact that on the 19^th

You created something so heartfelt for my 16^th

Still to this day I don’t know what inspired you give me such a present

But I’ll forever be grateful for the time and effort you spent on it

Then the rest of the month flies by

Not without its problems or un-dry eyes

But I hoped I could quell your tears

Through some heartfelt and true words of mine

Then November comes and this is when I feel we learn the most about each other

Not so much about our aunts and uncles

But more about how we looked at one another

And when I truly think about it, I love conversations like those

Where I let you in on my world

And you told me how I fit into yours

I’ll never forget the things we shared in that month

To the silly things

Like the Presidential Oath was stealing your shine

Or the more heartfelt things

Like when you told me you were thankful for having me in your life

With you, every subject we breach comes freely and easily to me

You and I passed the time just by shooting the breeze

And that’s what made the month of November so incredibly special to me

And here comes December a cold and chilly month

But your friendship and kindness is more than enough to keep me warmed up

From talk about your new family addition, Gus

To talk about frozen pie

This was such a special time

For the holidays had officially arrived

Now I don’t have any good lines for this month

I can tell you this

Without chatting with you, December would have stunk

Now we’ve arrived in 2013

Big dates are almost here

You’re almost 18!

These past 3 weeks have really flown by

On the way to this day

And now that we’ve finally arrived to this date