My New Best Friend

Today I met a great new friend
Who knew me right away
I loved the fact she understood
All I had to say

She listened to my problems
She listened to my dreams
We talked about my life and things
She had been there too, it seems

I have never once felt judged by her
But she knew just how I felt
She seemed to just accept me
And all that I'd been dealt

She didn't need to interrupt
Or need to have her say
She listened very patiently
And didn't go away

I wanted her to understand
How much this meant to me
But as I went to hug her
Something startled me

I put my arms in front of me
And longed to draw her near
I truly saw my new best friend....
Was my reflection in the mirror.

(Retold By Kimberly Kirberger)

author/poets note: this poem means alot to me as it was the first ever poem i read out in book reading session when i was 10 or 11!