Gratitude 1 : A Teenage Goodbye

The 'Gratitude' series will be a set of posts, primarily modern-style poems that don't follow too many rules. It serves the dual purpose of giving thanks to all the people I don't usually thank, and of forcing me to write more. The first one is based on the theme of unlikely friendships in high school.

=====================================

A Teenage Goodbye

Thank you

For the laughter

For the love

For the support without judgement

And the unflinching loyalty.

Thank you

For hangin' around

Aloof, but observant

Conspicuous in your disinterest

In being seen or heard.

They said

That we didn't gel

That I cramped your style

And you ruined my hard-earned reputation

But we could care less--

And today

At the threshold

Of our new, exciting lives

I am glad I chose to be your friend

And you chose to be mine...

...And we

Chose not to give a s***

To their snooty opinions

And their skewed sense of morality

That cramped our style.

=====================================