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Dear Vemtira,
My story starts with my first encounters in a chat room. I
was looking for a room with friendly people and although most rooms seemed nice, they just didn't give me the warm feeling that you get among friends.
My brother in law introduced me to a room and that's where I met
"Sandy." I read her profile and I sent her an instant message telling her that I liked her profile. From that point on we would talk online, on the telephone, and via "snail" mail. We were always honest with each other and when "Sandy" asked
if I was married, I told her yes. She was disappointed, but we remained friends.
Then one day she asked me if I loved her. I told her yes, you are a good friend to me. She asked me if I loved her as a lover, and I asked her how could I love her like a lover, when, I only knew her from our communications, and never met. I again told her, "Sandy," you are a very dear friend of mine..... and then she got very upset! I tried to explain to her, but my words had fallen on deaf ears.
As we were talking ... the lines just kept flowing in my mind,
so much so, that I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote the words down. In less than 20 minutes, what you see was the finished product.
I don't know if I was explaining myself right to her, but...
After reading the poem, she cried, and told me that she didn't think people cherished friendship as much as I do hers. She thought I meant hello type of friend, that I would consider an acquaintance. We still talk today, and she is a cherished friend!
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