I Was Sitting Here Thinking Poem by Ashleigh Gaffney

I was sitting here thinking
Of the words I wanted to say
But they just wouldn’t come out right
So I found a different way

I got a piece of paper
And I wrote this poem for you
But there’s no way to thank you
For everything you do

For always being nice to me
And staying by my side
For helping fix my problems
And never leaving me behind

For accepting my thoughts and feelings
Though you do not understand
For never giving up on me
And being my best friend

For making me laugh
And letting me cry
And saying you’d miss me
If I were to die

Everything you mean to me
You could never know
In all the ways you’ve changed my life
I could never show

The way you take care of me
You’re my shinning star
And though it’s so incredible
That’s just the way you are

Before this gets too sentimental
It’s time for me to go
But before I leave this ink-filled page
There’s one thing you should know

As long as we are living
No matter when or where
If you ever need me
Just call and I will be there

I’ll climb a thousand mountains
And swim a thousand seas
Anything to be there
Because you’ve always been there for me