To All My Friends On the Soup

To all my Friends on the Soup You! Yes, YOU! You read the title, right? The most important word in that was…FRIENDS Is that why you’re reading this? Are you a friend? Hmmmmmm….. Here is the check list… Do you leave an encouraging post after reading my poem? Do you send me soupmail now and again when you see I’ve gone missing? Do you visit more often than once in a blue moon? Do you give me the benefit of the doubt? Do you read my older writes when you miss me? Do you look for my name? Do you? Well, if not…why are you reading this poem? Curiosity? Jealousy? Boredom? Passion for Poetry? None of the above….ALL the above? I don’t know…are you a friend or foe? Only you know…only you know. To my REAL friends on Poetry Soup… You know who you are... My scintillating stars My mentors and my guides My comforters and supporters My shoulders to lean on My sweetest treats Who? Yes, YOU! Thank you….for loving me. I’m not always easy to love. I make mistakes. I fall, but you never judge me. You just pick me up and dust me off. You know who you are. I just wanted to say…I LOVE YOU! To all the rest…Isn't it time you said, "Hello?" ;) Sign your name on that certificate!!!! Eileen Manassian PS...I know that I'm not the best of friends. I don't always post a comment or ask when someone is missing. I sometimes read for all the wrong reasons, but I still value my friends who overlook all that and love me anyway!