As you go through life many different people will come and go, only a few will grasp on a piece of your heart forever. I believe that these are the people that make you the person you are. A good friend is hard to find so once she grasps on do not ever let her go.

Dinah Maria Mulock Craik wrote in The Best Loved Poems of the American People "oh the comfort- the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, Having neither to weigh the thoughts, Nor measure the words- but pouring them all right out-just as they are..."(43). Telling her a

Even when two friends move far away they still might depend on each other to tell the truth no matter how much it can hurt. The A-Z of friendship a poem from Ask Jeeves.com says "...(T)ells the truth when you need to hear it".(2 May2002).

Graduating from high school with friends you have known for years is easy when you know who the good friends are. Your good friends promise to keep in touch no matter how far apart you become and most important they keep that promise. My oldest and dearest friend Ang moved three and a half hours away, we still keep in touch and or friendship stayed strong.

The next time you have a minute think about all those friends who have grasped on to your heart and give them a call even if it is just to say "hi". You probably will not find many people will grasp on to you so make sure you always keep them in you mind. A good friendship is hard to find and I have my

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