to my best friend

i know this world has broken you
and taken away your shine
made you feel as if you were nothing.
made you feel as if nothing would be alright

but i hope you learn to heal
i hope you recover from the things
in this life that have caused you so much pain
i hope to see the twinkle in your eyes
that once made you seem so sure
so sure of what you wanted
so sure of who you are

i hope you learn from the mistakes
and gain from the disappointments,
the failures,
the heartbreaks.

i hope you will, once again,
be able to find that light
at the end of the dark tunnel.

i hope to see the brightness of your smile
the brightness you lost when you stopped believing.
when you stopped seeing.
when you stopped believing in yourself.
and when stopped seeing your worth.

i hope you take a second to stop and smell the flowers,
or dance in the rain,
or just feel the warmth of the sun on your skin
like you once did before life happened
before the world broke you in two.

i hope you remember how brave you are
and most of all,
i hope you remember that you are not alone in this journey known as life.