Thank You

{This is a poem from 9th grade.  A poem of gratitude to a, then, dear friend.}

When I first came here, it seemed no one cared.
I was alone and unwanted, until you came near.
The first few days, so unwell I fared,
Until you said, "Hello, may I sit here?"

Few friends I had, and most I lost,
And life seemed so lifeless without you.
With those five words, life was worth the cost.
And when it came to friends, I was richer with few.

And so I wish I could only get the guts
To confess what I was trying to do,
To say with no if's, and's, or but's,
That, with all my heart, I thank you!