Best Friends Forever

It’s been so long

Since that first day

Of second grade

We found each other

And stuck together

We were shy back then

We were just each other’s friend

Best friends is what we become

Deciding we would stay that way

Life was more simple then

We could carelessly play

Not thinking we were in any danger

As we got older

Our choice of friends changed

But we still held on

To our friendship

The day came that I had to move away

Leaving my best friend behind

Life wasn’t the same

No one can replace

The special bond we made

Most friends come and go

But we were best friends for life

Over the years

We have grown apart

Lost touch for long periods of time

In the end

We have always found each other again

Our friendship is stronger than most

No matter where life takes us

And how different we become

We can always count on each other

That’s what best friends do

© Christie Cote

July 25, 2010

For Amber Bessette

A Perfect Day

As you watch the sky

The beauty of it

Is in your eyes

The summer wind

Blowing in your hair

As everything is at peace

The world seems perfect

Like nothing can go wrong

All your worries

Have diminished into it beauty

The song that the birds sing

Are like no other

The life they symbolize is pure and unique

As you’re out there

You can wonder why

Life isn’t always this peaceful

You can listen with your heart

And close your eyes and dream

But in the end

You will always know

That life could never be this perfect.

© Christie Cote

January 9, 2005

Lost Friend

It has been years since we have been friends

Why do I still think of you

It still hurts to see your name

I’m the one who walked away

But I tried to come back

Wanted to make things right

Why did you say it was ok

If you were just going to turn your back on me anyways

Those words hit me hard

I still don’t understand

You find me in my dreams

But when I awake your not there

I never stopped caring about you

I hear songs and think about you

I can even hear your voice singing along

All I have left is my memories

I can’t forget you

The friendship we had

Was special

I regret every day

Losing the connection we had

How did we go from being so close

To not knowing each other at all

I want to talk to you to hear your voice

And laugh with you about the past

Watching you play piano singing from your heart

I was your number one fan

But first I was your best friend

As you get closer to your dream

Don’t forget where you came from

Remember your friends that stood beside you

In the very beginning

© Christie Cote

May 4, 2010

Hiding Who I Am

Why do you ask me to hide myself

Taking away who I am inside

Telling me it is not ok

To reflect myself

In things I do and say

Who are you to say

That these things are not ok

You chip away at me

Slowly making me into

The robot you want me to be

Individuality is just a dream

I’m living in a world

Where it is not invited

I must talk a certain way

And act following your standards

Or I will not be accepted

Losing myself along the way

So I can walk among you

How will I stand out

If you make me like everyone else

Soon you will not be able

To tell me apart from anyone else

I will just blend in

Lost in the sea of sameness

© Christie Cote

February 9, 2010

New Sight

I was blind for so long

When I finally opened my eyes

And could see clearly

For the first time

I saw what was right in front of me

Waiting for so long

Hoping I was not too late

Not wanting to lose something so great

Somehow no one saw

What I was seeing

Making it hard to believe

That I wasn’t in a dream

And I am really this lucky

For the first time

I had something worthwhile

Something that I wanted more than anything

© Christie Cote

November 29, 2009

Losing the Fear

My heart is trying to tell me something

My head is making it harder to listen

Being afraid is

Getting in my way

From really hearing

And truly feeling everything there

When I just explore these feelings

And think of nothing else but you

I feel love

I know it is there

Growing inside me

But the fear makes me unsure

Knowing you will never hurt me

Doesn’t keep it away

This is an all new experience

Better than I could have ever imagined

I have easily fallen into it

Never looking back

Loving where it has brought me

Only wanting more

Even with that fear still inside

I don’t know why it is there

Hopefully in time

It will no longer be there

© Christie Cote

November 29, 2009