Because it’s you

Poem:  Because it’s you

I could talk to you for hours

I could talk to you for days

I get to be me in your company

and I’m not going through a ‘phase’

Review: Because it’s you

A powerful little poem

revealing admiration for the other person

There’s an attraction and a connection.

The desire is to talk to this person for hours and days. That is a mighty long time. What is the attraction? What is the connection? What is it that they do?

A friendship, it just is, isn’t it? There’s no need to explain it. Like with young children where they naturally form bonds, get to know each other, discover, share interests, introduce new things, play and have fun.

I believe in the power of contrasts and how that can reveal truths. I think that the poet may be living a life where they do not feel that they can be themselves. Living as just a label or many label’s and do not have a clear idea of their own identity.

Whoa, that’s a big statement to make, isn’t it?

Who are they? Is something missing?

By being in the company of this other person however, they can relax, are content, can be themselves and be reminded of that they can learn more and get to know who they truly are! – pow! Another strong statement, eh? But that’s the power of friendship! There is freedom of self-expression, and it builds confidence. Is it true to say the friends one has inspires and reflects who you are in life and how you view the world?

A ‘phase’ suggests to me, a short-lived period of discovery with its novelty factor. Novelties tend to wear off don’t they? The poet is not viewing the friendship they have as a novelty but as something that is continuous and stable. I’m admiring the confidence of this union. It’s strong and warm hearted.