No matter how down in the dumps I get

No matter what is going on

No matter if I fly below the radar

And don't tell you where I am

No matter if we don't speak every day

No matter if we don't see each other

That frequently

Thank you for wanting me

In your life

As your friend

As your laughing comrade

Partner in crime

Your second instinct

You might not have known me for ages

You might think something else

You might blush at this

but I value your friendship

Above all else

Thank you for wanting me

All my life

I have always come up short

In the friendship department

I have always hidden the majority of myself

From you

From everyone

Not because I didn't want you to know me

But because I was always scared

Of the ultimate betrayal

Nevertheless.......

Thank you for wanting me

I've seen close friendships

Sail down the toilet

Faster than the speed of sound

And yet

I want to take the chance on you

Your advice

Your selflessness

Your big hugs

Your well wishes for me to get better

With whatever it is that

I'm afflicted with at the time

Genuine emotion

I don't see often

But from you

It's all real

I know the difference

Between real and fake

Between reality and fantasy

And though fantasy

Might be so much easier

Than reality

With my faults

My enigmatic behavior

My mysterious uncertainty

Yes I still have secrets

And yes I will keep them for now

But I do trust you with the most

Important thing;

Me

And that's a big step

Thank you for wanting me, guys.