Love Poem: Letter To Linda
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Written by: Curtis Johnson

Letter To Linda

Dear Linda,

It's around 6AM, and I just wanted to share                                                                                                               with you a few words about a FRIEND of mine                                                                                                           that I met more than 50 years ago. Over the years,                                                                                                         I have spoken to many people about this friend of mine,                                                                                                                       but I don't think the sharing has been like what I'm feeling                                                                                   this morning. I think the inspiration to share this came after                                                                                    observing a beautiful picture of you on Facebook. I was seeing                                                                                 beyond the photograph and into your spirit.  That is where I saw                                                                                                             the hurt and pain.  I hope I'm wrong. I was arrested by the thought                                                                   that perhaps what you need most is a FRIEND. I have not been able                                                                   to reach you for several days. What I saw in your eyes prompted                                                                        me to write this note about my dear FRIEND.

You see, Linda*, he is the dearest FRIEND like none I have ever known.                                                                                We talk a lot, but I'd rather say that we commune or communicate.                                                                   I'm not a very wordy person.  I meditate and think a lot, often unable                                                                    to put into words what I want or need to say.  However, my FRIEND                                                      understands me whether I speak things in the form of words or simply                                                           think and meditate.  He never has to read my lips because he reads my                                                        eyes, the pathway to the soul. He understands and knows what's on                                                                    my mind better than I do myself.

I can only hope that you have a FRIEND like mine.  He never tires of all                                                                the burdens and cares I share with him. He never interrupts me or gets                                                              shocked and become judgmental over anything I share with him.  He's                                                         never surprised by any of my secrets and flaws. It's as though he already                                                       knows before I even expose my issues to him. He's closer than a parent                                                             or sibling, a spouse or relative. He's truly my closest and dearest FRIEND.

I have other FRIENDS that I grew up with, and over the years we have                                                                           lost contact.  Some went east; others went west; and I went in every                                                      direction.  Some have died,  and I will never see them again. Anyway,                                                             back to my dearest FRIEND, the one who has been with me through                                                                     thick and thin; through all of 'my ups and downs''; 'my highs and lows'.
I can't imagine anyone not having a FRIEND like mine; one who loves me                                                                          unconditionally; one who neither accuses nor excuses me.  He's never                                            preoccupied or too busy with other people or things. He tunes in to me                                                               with his full attention as if I'm the only person in the world.  He...

062921PSCtest, A Brian Strand July 2, Brian Strand                                                                                                                                                           *My youngest sister