#7 Only You
This poem is dedicated to the one person I can always count on. She was one of the few things keeping me alive at one point. We've been through a whole lot in only two years, and our difference in age didn't make things any easier. She stuck by me, though, through the good and bad times, and when our families and our friends were so unaccepting. Nine years is nothing between friends. She's always been willing to be the target of painful frustration, and she knows just how to cheer me up. Nothing in the world could ever repay her for everything she brings to my life.
This poem originally was published in Friendship Poems
Only You
With you, it's all about voiceless communication- always knowing exactly what to say, but never actually having to say it. When no one seems to be listening, you hear. When I hurt but don't show it, you know. When I turn away to hide my tears, you see. When I feel like I can't get through to anyone, you understand. Your eyes glow just for me, and I know you're proud. You flash your magical, healing smile my way, and I know everything will be all right. You know everything there is to know about me. You know what worries me, what keeps me up at night, and what shames me so badly that I can't share it with anyone. Most importantly, though, none of those things bother you. You've restored my faith in people and proved that there is a thing called true friendship. |
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1999
Dawn Nissen
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154 Visitor Comments (from the Voting form)
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Tammythis one i really liked. it had all the right words i was looking for :)
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susieomg it's the best poem i have ever read . can u believe while reading it i send it to my friends omg they all loved it! love ya
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Tshepo HopeJeez! This is beautiful,I really shed a tear when reading this poem for it gave me some sort of comfort, like it was really written for me as i read it at a time when i could use a shoulder to cry on! Keep it up. That was a wonderful and very creative poem.
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CRISTINAi like this poem so much!
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AmberThat is so cool I think my friends are like that because we always know what the other one is thinking we don't even have to say any thing if we are having boy problems we know beacuse we can see it in each others eyes.
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mankwei love this poem it relates to my friendship with my friend mercy
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jamiei love your poem it was nice.
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ElaineThis poem said it all for my best friend and I. We have been Friends for 35 years, and I speak to her every night even thought she lives 3000 miles away. She is my Best Friend "Marjorie"
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casiomg i loved this poem it put tears in my eyes i think im about to cry i can totaly relate to this thats why i love it so much! keep up to heaps good poem writting! you are awesome
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mikaylaAwesome poem! love it ^o^
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OisheeA poem which really portrayed my friendship with my best friends. :)
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alisonJust two verses in and I was starting to cry. It describes the relationship I have with my best buddy 'spot-on'.
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NiveaThis poem really touches me by the words. I can not see how I can sit here and read it without crying. I just sent it to this boy I am chatting with. He seems like a real nice guy to go out with. He asked me do I like him I said yes so that is why I sent the poem to him. Please make up some more poems like these one and send it to my e-mail address.
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AlokOutstanding and full of lovely feelings .
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anneto be very sincere,this poem really touched me. When I read it ,I saw the true likeness of my best friend Mercy. I had no second thoughts and I just sent it to her immediately! congrats for your good work and please give us more.
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CorineI love this poem because it relates to me and my best friend in so many ways. A coupld of years ago I was really down and my best friend just pulled me back up and she still does. She knows when there is something wrong even though I try my best to put on a happy face. She knows when I'm upset about something and I just won't admit it and best of all she's always there to put a smile on my face. She's like my sister. So I thought that this poem was a great tribute to best friends like her.
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JoyceI like the poem cause it touches the heart with its simple words about what friendship really means. Thank you for writing such a nice poem.
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Davenice poem :-)
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aashini like very mucm
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atikahit's so touching.
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nkettii really love ur poem it really touched me . keep it up and continue to write more
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FalzaI just want to say, this these words are enough to express me to my friend.
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yessii luv this pome
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missi havnt been able to cry in months, i read your poem it was the first time iv cried it reminded me so much of my best friend. thank you so so much
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ErikaThis poem is very heart touching keep up The good work and keeping writing this poem reminds me of my Bestest Friend Erica U I love You
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briani love this pome it`s the best i just can`t say enough!
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jamiei thought of my best friend, whom is my mother when i read your wonderful poem. while reading, i felt the same way. you wrote everthing i feel as well. it is wonderful to know someone is out there that is able to express my same feelings with such wonderful words. thank you
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tukiseThis is a beautiful poem, it really touched me. it puts into word what i have been thinking and feeling . thank you vey much for this work of art.
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AshleyGREAT! I HAVE A FRIEND THAT I FEEL THE SAME WAY ABOUT, THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO TELL SOMEONE WHO IS CLOSE TO YOU HOW YOU FEEL, VERY INTELLIGENT.
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PeggyThis hits home in many ways for what these last years have been like and losing friends because of things going on. In recent times, I have found some new ones who are true regardless of life issues and staying by my side not walking away.
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conniei loved it! i have a friend like that n i cant trust ne1 but i found trust in her. unfortunately she is leaving soon but please keep riting becuse u r so gd
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Paigethis poem means so much to me i have been going threw some problems in my life but i have always had one close friend of mine there by my side every step of the way. when a tear fell down my cheech she wiped it away and stop me to be strong that i could make it threw kayla is her name
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jhaxzgreat!
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DebbieThis poem reminds me of a dear man that I fell in love with.
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jasminei like the pome so much!
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JenniferYour poem really touched me cause true friends are like 4 leaf clovers hard to find&lucky to have. Keep writing. Jennifer
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esteehonestly written -- of what a true friend is all about. Bravo!
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DimplesThis was all I wanted to tell my friend.
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bekahThis poem says things that are so true about my bestest buddy in this entire world! this is a great poem.
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DilysDefines true friendship, listening with the heart, unconditional love.
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VeliciaI loved this poem. It is the first one I have found to send to a very special friend of mine that describes exactly our relationship. It is the perfect poem. Great Job!
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sarai really enjoyed this poem beacuse it really spoke out to me. and i can relat to this type of thing with my best friend
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Katiethats exactly how i feel about my best friend. :) this poem is the best
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AnaI love your poem!
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ling2!ITS GREAT AND YOUR GrEat!your the best!you rule! . . .
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BethonieI love this poem. it reminds me of my own realationship i am in now. and how my bf sees everything tho i try to hide it. i touched me alot.
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LourdesAs I was reading this poem I felt as if the author had written it especially for me and knew me personally. It is all I have been feeling but could not express in my own words.
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nikkI sent that poem to my best friend as an eCard. I meant every word in it. and i know that he feels the same. thank you DEawn for writing that poem. it is exactly what is going through my head every moment of every day! you are truely gifted!
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aididI don't know what to say. It's great and I love it!Good job
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crissythis was an awesome poem. you touched my heart and made me cry. hope to read more from you soon!
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jackits really great , n touch my heart
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maireadthis poem touched me! it was so emotional. !
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Barbarajust love it.
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ericagood poem
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Laurathat is the best poem i have every read that made since to me that was wonderful
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AsmaWell I like this poem very much. Sometimes I think words cannot express ours views,,,ideas and many more things but when I read this i cannot imagine . I like friendship very much and whe i read this it reminds me of my best friend which i want to u her name is HIRA ,,,my life she is very close to my heart and i want to let her from this poem how much she counts to me!
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clairedawn this poem was amazing how do u right such beautiful words? i know why its cause your uniqe thats why. Thankyou for sharing such a special gift with everyone.
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tinawow, thank you! this is exactly how i feel about my bestfriend. thank you Dawn for putting it into words, and a wonderful job at that.
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AngelaMy best friend and I have been friends for 16 years, were inseperable attached to the hip. This is perfect!
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ShelleyI loved it so very much. It touched me in every way.
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Der JuanaThe poem was beautiful! It made me want to call my sister and tell her thanks for being there for me ! I really enjoyed it. Keep up the good work.
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DeanI think that this poem is great,it really gives you the true meening of the word Friendship,its a real eyeopener.
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nataliathis poem was very nice and one of the best ones it tell you frineds are always there for you and always want the best
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SamThis poem is one of the best. It puts into words exactly how I feel about my best friend. Thank you!
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JasmineThe poem has a very strong meaning that shares something between you and a close friend. And I understand this poem very clearly.
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RominaAlthough I'm only thirteen, I felt that this poem was truly amazing! I was looking for a poem to give my mum for her Birthday and this one had the exact words that I was looking for. I know that this poem will brighten my mum's day!
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Alishawow, this is like, psychic, this is exactly how i feel with my friend alyssa, and this was so special it touched me, and when she read it, she cried, thank you dawn for giving me something to love :)
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IzzyGod brought a special angle into my life, she has become my best friend, my little sister, one of the MOST valuable people in my heart, she's right next to my two kids. Thank you for sharing this with us. I love you D-
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ErikaI really liked your poem. It reminded me a lot of me and my bestfriend. That's exactly how our friendship is. I couldn't put it in words, thanks to your poem it's perfect. To my bestfriend: I LOVE YOU, MONICA! Good Job and Keep Up The Work, Dawn!
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KellyThis poem is amazeing its how I would say my Bestfriend even though my Bestfriend happens to be a guy he understands me just as well as if he were one of my girl friends and I understand him just as if I were one of his guy friends.
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BeckyI don't know if I have ever read anything that better describes my best friend. Awesome poem!
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LizI love this poem. It reminds me of my best friend. She is just like that. This poem is amazing and very lifelike. I really like it. I printed it and framed it for my best friend, Tracy.
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AshleyThis is a great poem. It hits all the key points that a best friend should have. Thanks for writing it.
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nigahI read the peom keenly and i find in the peom a deep summary inside the peom i will never forget the poem
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VebbyThis poem really touches my heart, it describes exactly on how I feel towards my best friend!
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AnnaA poem that describes a best friend perfectly. Thanks for sharing it.
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CaseyThis poem was so great I had to enter it in my poetry project for english twelve. I liked it so much that I actually took the time to fill one of these things out!
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ChandyThis poem is absolutly beautiful, I just had to email it to one of my friends because it reminded me of her. Your very talented.
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SteveThis poem is based upon a real life situation and is one of the few poems that I have enjoyed immensely. Great job to Dawn Nissen!
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eye/chickaWOW! that made me like. cry that was SO good! good job!:)
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melii love the poem, is one of the grestest i've ever read!.thanks for sahre it.and let me share it with my best friends.!
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ashleyThis poem says exactly what a freild is .i am 13 years old and i sent this to a freind i ahve only knew a few months.This poem really captured myn heart and thanks to whoever wrote.from a fan of freindship
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KelliThis poem was so perfect to how I feel about my best friend. I appreciate your ability to put those feelings into a poem. You are truelly gifted. Thank-you!
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AshleeI WAS LOOKING FOR THE PERFECT POEM FOR MY BEST FRIEND. AND IN ORDER FOR ME TO TRULY BELIEVE A POEM IS GOOD IT MUST BRING TEARS TO MY EYES AND THATS EXACTLY WHAT YOUR POEM DID! THANX
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starlenei love your lovely poem!Its great i love it
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carolynmane say this here poem is tha hook !-sho. well anyways about this poem it's krunk pleazeeee write some more cause i aint never heard any like this
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JessicaThat was one of the best friendship poems I have ever read in my life.It helped me when I read that poem to make one of my friendships a lot closer,I just wanted to say thanks a lot.
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MelissaI loved this peom keep up the good work!
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evaCongratulations,you did an excellent job!
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DebbieThis was a truly beautiful poem.
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KhwaabI Liked It Too Much And Send It To My Love
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Nikkibeautiful poem, truly real and touching
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JoelIt helped me for a talent show I had to do.
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CassieI like this poem it was the best pome I have ever read keep on writing your poems they are wonderful
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MelissaThis poem was amazeing. My best friend and I have a difference in age, and I know I'll never see her next year for the rest of my life, but When I read your poem I feel like I can get thro my life without my best friend, THANK YOU!
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cheronicaI think that your poem was beautiful and your friend is very lucky to have someone that cares for them as much as you do.
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Saadiai like this poem from the core of my heart and send it to my dear and beloved friend whose name is RUBAB!She tell me that she also like this poem and she always love me .keep it up..
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Christhis poems amazing.it like me and my best mate to the letter.16 and a half years ive known him now.and this poem hits it dead on the head
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Kellyhey! i cam across this poem and i instantly thought of my friend! We have helped each other through heaps of things! When i tell him things i know exactly what he is going to say and when he tells me things he knows just what im going to say! so thanks cause u have made me realise that its so good to have a friend like him!
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kiransuperb.Touched my heart.So happy
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meganthis was a very good poem. i like it and now when i go back to it i will print it so i call my friend and tell her!
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ColleenThank you for such a beautiful poem. I sent this to my best friend about two years ago. It was a fitting poem then and even more fitting now as we grow closer than ever.
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JennaThis poem totally relates to me and my best friend!
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katiei love this poem, it reminds me so much of my best friend. we never have to say what we are thinking, we always know what each other is going to say before we say it, and we always say the same thing at the same time about the same person. this is a wonderful poem
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ashleyDawn, this poem was the best one i've read so far.I have been looking for a poem to send to my friend which is a guy and i didnt want the poem to be to mushy because i didnt want him to get the wrong point. So i've been looking threw all of the poems on this site and yours really spoke to me and i knew it was the perfect one to give to him. It made me cry. I appriciate your poetry and incurage you to wright more
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isabeli really liked this poem because it brings back time when my best friends were here. it was beautiful! keep on writing Dawn!
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StephI would just like to compliment you on writing such an excellent poem. I think that you really summed up what friendship is.
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Joythis is such a beauitful poem, it reminds me so much of my friendship with my best friend. Joy
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ElaineBeautiful...that's the way friendship should be--like your poem.
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FaithI recently ha surgery and my childhood best friend was there for me. Your Pome tells it all!
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HelenThis poem was great! Everything that was said in it was exactly how me and my bestfriend Matt are. Its him right down to the T.
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LindaHey it's great! One of the best I have read yet!
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lisi never knew how to word exactly how i feel about my best friend andy. to the author: thank you
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DebsDawn, Hey. That is truly a poem from the heart. I have exactly the same feelings toward one of my special friends, as you expressed so delicately in your poem. I have sent it to her, and I know that finally I have found the right words to say to her, found right within your poem. Thanks. God Bless!
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palshi friend!u have written a beautiful poem ,full of emotions.It makes me remember of my love. I am sending it to him. keep it up!my friend.
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BlossomI was looking for a poem to put in words how much my best friend means to me and couldn't seem to find one that was just right until I read Only You.
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Amberyour poem has inspired my life I finally relized how much my friend means to me. Thank you
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Linda"Only You" is a beautiful story that I can truly relate to. I'm almost 30 and i've had a friend since I was 12 that is just like the one described here. It makes all the difference in the world to have someone in your life that loves you unconditionally. Good Job Dawn!!
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SharonIn this poem you have true friendship down to a T. It's beautiful!
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Ruthyour poem totally describes me and my best friend.Great poem!
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AmarisYour poem really expressed your feelings with out just coming out and saying it. i really enjoyed reading it!
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TraciI just loved this poem because it reminds me of my husband and I like it very much.
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AparnaThis is a beautiful poem which makes us realise the value of true friendship and the love which the author has for his friend.
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Douglasi loved it it is exactly the same thing with my sister
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maxim touched
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MeganI think this poem is amazing. It really touched me. I can identify with it you know? I have a friend who's done everything described in this poem and more. I've never been able to put into words how I feel about her and this poem does it perfectly. If the author ever reads this then I just want to tell you 'Thank you' You have a great tallent.
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missyWhen I read your poem, the first person I thought about was my friend Peter. Everything you wrote was like you knew him. I sent him the poem right away, knowing that he would like it.
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EricaThis was the greatest poem I have ever read abot friendship. It describes my friendship with my best friend perfectly and you put it into words for me thank you for sharing this poem.
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TiffThis poem was very touching; I found it was true as well.
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natalieI sent this poem to my two best friends! Angie & Mike! They mean the world to me. They know more about me then anyone else i know! i love them.
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AmberThe poem was very touching! I have a friend that knows about everything about me! That poem really says everything!
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LaveniaSuch a message as this; I too am fortunate enough to have such a friend, and this lovely poem made me think of her.
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smartieThat was a wonderful poem Dawn, expressing words which i am unable to say to a very close friend of mine. Thank you.
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DeeHey I really thought this was sweet... keep it up!
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BrittanyAWESOME!
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RajeshThere can not be better words to explain my feelings to my friend than this!
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JOJOBeautiful
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KarenI loved this! It was written like only a true friend would know.
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JenniferOn a scall from one to ten it is a 10000000000
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DannaMany people get scared to get too close to people because trust is a rare thing these days, but I was touched by this poem's raw truth about what all of us really need. Thank you for having the courage to submit this poem. Keep up the good work. I am going to try to get the same courage to submit my poems one day.
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mistythis poem is exactly what ive been wanting to say to my best friend jason. no mattter what i told him he stuck by my side and everyday he understands me just a little better. thank-you.
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MelissaI really like your poem and it is so true!!
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MirandaThis was a great poem! It really shows that there are some really great friends out there
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KerryI loved this poem..I sent it to my best friend and he loved it. Fits our friendship perfect.
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PamI loved this poem & I'm sending to my Sister. Keep up the good work
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BarbTHIS WONDERFUL POEM WAS EVEN MORE THAN I HAD HOPED TO SAY TO MY SPECIAL FRIENDS!
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aprilthat was a lovely poem
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Sylviathis is a wonderful poem that truly expresses the feelings of a woman straight from the depths of her sould. I enjoyed it very much. Please keep up the great work.
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m.mRealistc and sweeet!
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CHERYLI REALLY ENJOYED YOUR POEM I EMAILED IT TO MY BEST FRIEND! IT SAYS JUST HOW IT IS!
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CindyI came upon this poem and I sent it to my friend. It just reminded me of us. I love this poem!
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Cathythis poem is wonderful and it sounds just like me and my husband is the friend that I would have to give it to. He's that kind of friend.
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RAJAThis poem says everything to my friend which I can't.
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