an open letter to madison broader

Blog Post 17.

Hi best friend,

I just want to say thanks. For everything.

Thanks for the big things. Thanks especially for the little things. You are a presence I never knew I could have in my life. A relationship I never expected, or even thought possible.

I like that we have somewhat become one another while simultaneously bringing out the very best individual qualities in the other. I love that we are on the same page (even though the font and spacing may be different), written in the same language; that I have never felt jealous of you or of the relationships you have with others.

There are memories, of course. About them I could write for ages. But what’s important is that the strings that attach your heart to mine, and mine to yours, are particularly strong. They waver at the same rate. Harmony.

Thank you for comprehending my ridiculous antics, turning them into realistic and understandable pieces of information then, when necessary, challenging them. Thank you for challenging me to be better, to push harder (but to also relax when it makes sense).

In you, an unexpected best friend, I have found the unexpected parts of myself that I love the most.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.