My Lifelong Best Friend

"Is she always like this?" I'm asked time and time again The crowd always follows Even when they know nothing They're curious about her As only the physical is obvious to them Her blonde hair shines brightly Her blue eyes glitter with glee Continuous jokes flow from her lips The laughter follows her eagerly Her long body looks graceful If only that was true They're jealous of her As she was once jealous of them They say she is immature Just an air head as she seems Distant and confident She must think she's better than them How untrue What a lie! Only I know what she's truly like Her heart is pure It shines like gold She helps others even if They won't do the same for her Her brain is filled with knowledge Bursting with creativity ready for college They would never keep up She's too smart for them Those yellow locks that flow and glow Use to be brown and delicate, you know Her jokes and friendly nature used to be guarded From all the hate that should have never been heeded I'm the shadow They pity me, it's true I'm the "follower" The sheep without a clue Then they turn around and say She's weird, she's odd How can I stand to be with her? I'm normal, I'm funny Yet I don't feel normal I don't feel like one of them I am just like her I just show it in a different way They don't know how much we've been through What has happened in our young past The tears that have flown As we've held tight to one another as we've grown I guess in the end They really are right Without her, I feel like shadow For she is my light Alone we're odd, different, and would never work Together we're brilliant and can never be torn apart Is she always like this? No, she's not For the truth is... She's way better than you ever thought