Bridget Hart

Happy Galentine’s Day
Don’t give your hearts to romance, give them to your friends
Who hold your hair back at 3am so you can vomit/slurp spilt absinthe from the floor
The ones who support, and then laugh at your bad choices
The friends who can finish the obscure quote you just said
The ones who make you playlists
and send you presents from the other side of the world
The oldest ones who are wise and basically Joni Mitchelle
The young ones who will offer up profound statements like ‘well they’re obviously dicks’
The friends you can act whatever age you want with
Give your hearts to the cuddly ones, who wrap you up and protect you
The harsh but fair ones who just want to see you succeed
The ones you fight with and make up with emojis
The non-judgemental, invite you in at 8am when you’re wearing a bin bag and a fridge door, friends
The ones who know all the words to Whitney
The ones who make you pancakes for breakfast, even though they don’t know how but they want to make you smile.
Give yourself to the friends who turn up on Sundays

who ask for your advice, and then ignore it

The ones who sing in the streets at the top of their lungs with you

‘OH YOU BLOODY MOTHER FUCKING ASSHOLE!’

The friends with cars and money

the ones with a Netflix, and even a coveted Amazon Prime account

Friends with useful skills like massage therapy

and the ones who have nothing but experiences to share.

Keep hold of the friends who will be there for you

who will go out of their way to care for you

when you are high, sick, hungover and/or manic.
To the friends who are this, and the ones who are not with us anymore

(Whitney voice) ….I will always loooooooveeee youuuuuuuuuuuuuu.