New Beginnings

New beginnings
New family and friends
People who mean more
Than anyone else has
In a decade or more.

People who genuinely like me
Who look forward to my visits
To my phone calls
To my emails
To my blog posts

People who for no discernible reason
Call you their best friend
Just because you are you.

People who accept you
With all your queerness
All your eccentricities
Your idiosyncrasies.

People who ask you
When you call them
“Why aren’t you here yet?”

People who tell you
My partner knows I have to
Run all this by you.

People who make sure
Everyone else in their life
Know who YOU are.
And what you mean to them.

People who love you
Despite being the anti-social snob
That you are best at.

People who laugh, cry, scream, rant
Right alongside you
Who know what you mean
When you make obscure statements.

People who are in your head
Despite the jungle that your head is
And who know exactly what
You are thinking
Sometimes even before you know it.

These are the people
Who make life worth living
My Friends
My Family
My HEART!