to my friends...

National Friendship Day is coming up and I have so much to say, yet I don't think words can even express the feelings I have towards my friends. I have grown to learn (for myself) that platonic love can be the most beautiful love of all.

Something I saw on social media a little bit ago was a phrase I can relate to in the best way possible - "Friendship is one of the purest forms of love because nobody has to stay, and yet they do." My friends have shown me love, light, and life, and I will be infinitely grateful to them for the rest of my life. They deserve sunshine, and I now know that I do too.

To my dearest friends,

Thank you. Thank you for the love you have shown me, the happiness I finally feel like I deserve, the long nights talking through my worst moments, and so much more. Even when I wasn't a good friend, you were.

My past has been soul-shaking, yet that never scared you away - you became my light, my comfort, my safe place. I know love exists because you do - more specifically, I know that unconditional love exists.

I hope you feel the happiness that others experience because of you, you deserve everything and more. While my words might not be enough, please know my feelings are. There are so many wishes I have for you: bliss, laughter, success, peace, safety, and a thousand other things. I long to be by your side through everything - the good, the bad, the boring - because watching you grow is one of the most fulfilling experiences I could have.

Again, I thank you for staying beside me, believing in me, giving me hope, and doing it all without me asking. I might not see you every day, but I will love you every day.

~Kylie <3

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