For My Bestfriend Poem by rosalinda flores martinez

I do not suffer the miseries of dependence.

I know I am capable of doing things on my own.

All my life I have learned to solve problems by myself

Learning through the process of bitter experience as I have grown.


There are times mortal experiences seem to be a sacrifice

Yet deep in my heart I have always wished

There was always you to lean on.


While earnestly wishing a deeper impression of our bonding

I am afraid of your betrayal

Even in the state of mind it would seem inexcusable

Exposing my nakedness might be a reason

To end a moment’s confidential business,

Wringing my heart in the end

No one else could ever mend.


Friendship involves intellectual mastership, integrity of understanding

Discernment and perfect bonding

It is also an extension of personalities

And a combination of energies.


There is no breach of promise and no desertion in the case,

Not even the slightest obligation of support

Sometimes it is like a maze!


Friendship is the freedom to share love and freedom to belong

The most beautiful part of a dance and a song,

How I wish friendship would be in noble simplicity -

A sincere earnestness to wipe away tears

To give guidance and drive away fears.


In my weak moments, I long for a soft whisper

And a warm tender hand to hold on

To be free from my mental boundaries

As if a spouse I’ve won.


Would I give into my deepest desires and play

On some idiosyncratic fantasies?

With tremendous restraint

I pretend to be skillfully in control

So that respect remains.


I grow pliant as a reed

But I know all the time somehow I will yield

However I should not be made to repent

I have always been strong

Though pain reminds me of my limits and my mortality.


And when that time comes

I rest assure that you are there

Not because of pity or obligation

But because I am your friend.


Then will I know that you are my best friend

My soul faithfully vows to let thy love flow till the end.


Rosalinda Flores - Martinez 2009
my old poem