To My Beyond Best Friend

The metric form here actually formed itself as I went along... the lines go 9, (or 8 occasionally) 7,5,4 syllables in length.

Do I feel like your brother? you ask,
because we are so alike
in our different ways...

I just laughed no

What I really should have told you then
is what kissing you is like
who You are to me

and how I felt

You know you could've just asked the why:
why'd I need to taste, in that
wonderful moment

your nervous lips?

I'll answer you, though you forgot
to ask that question of me
in that awe-striking,

blissful embrace

I held your hand and didn't ever
really want to relinquish
it and you knew, yes?

That was because

Every time near you my weary soul
feels it's reached safe harbor.
You fill my mind with

epiphanies

Every time you speak I hear beauty
beyond utterance...
illumination

within your breath

Every time I sneak a glance at you
 I still wonder at my luck
that you're not born of

unspoken dreams...

Every time you whisper my name
I hear a multitude of
seraphim singing

astral music

I kissed you because I know you
who you are, what you mean
not my brother but

beyond best friend

Reviews

[Ellen Hammond]

What a beautiful poem of awakening love between best friends. The best kind of love as you already know each other so the love has a good foundation to already. I love the title of this too as it is also the last line which forms a circle of love with no end in sight. A very enjoyable read.

[Katie Richards]

"epiphanies/Every time you speak I hear beauty
beyond utterance.../illumination/within your breath/Every time I sneak a glance at you/I still wonder at my luck
that you're not born of/unspoken dreams.../Every time you whisper my name/I hear a multitude of/seraphim singing/astral music" These lines are all so beautiful!

[Tate Morgan]

bEAUTIFUL AND ENDEARING

[Millionth Muse]

Friendship is truly the most powerful union of two people, in my opinion. There are too many poeple in relationships and marriages who don't have a foundation of friendship, and they lose out on a lot of the beautiful feelings in life. You managed to express the "beyond" friendship idea very well. Love the form and the rhythm. Nicely done.

[Constance-Outspoken]

Actually D, the intent was that the friendship is so strong, so right, it goes beyond mere friendship. To me that's the best kind of relationship.

[DBURKE]

Awww that was sweet. Yeah we never want to become too good of friends when we are crushing on them lol! not like a brother or sister and not like a best friend-I love this!