Today I met a great new friend <br />Who knew me right away <br />It was funny how she understood <br />All I had to say <br /> <br />She listened to my problems <br />She listened to my dreams <br />We talked about love and life <br />She’d been there, too, it seems <br /> <br />I never once felt judged by her <br />She knew just how I felt <br />She seemed to just accept me <br />And all the problems I’d been dealt <br /> <br />She didn’t interrupt me <br />Or need to have her say <br />She just listened very patiently <br />And didn’t go away <br /> <br />I wanted her to understand <br />How much this meant to me <br />But as I went to hug her <br />Something startled me <br /> <br />I put my arms in front of me <br />And went to pull her nearer <br />And realized that my new best friend <br />Was nothing but a mirror<br /><br />Jessie Swick<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/my-new-best-friend-3/
