Friends

It seems to me the best way to start this is with my name.

Hi, my name is Suttel Soleil Griffin: 

My parents are hippies and theirs before them. 

I’m not a hippy so much per se, 

But it built my childhood.

It shaped many of my strongest ideas. 

Like the beauty of the trees

So tall they block the sight of everything

But the faintest of sunlight,

Or the reflection they create 

Mirroring themselves in the 

Winter water stirred by no man.

I love staring up at the pure 

Strength of the mountains 

Standing up the powerful sea.

The way they stare back at 

Me giving me their strength.

I love listening to the sea in the 

Pitch black sliding on the sand so 

Gracefully and without worries.

It whispers to me.

It asks me to calm my mind.

It asks me to sit and confess my problems.

It won’t ever judge me 

Because it does not know how.

I like to lay with my back to the 

Ground and my eyes to the sky. 

The bright Moon is always 

Kind enough to say “hi.”

But that’s all she says because 

She knows I just want to 

Sit in the silence.

She reminds me that sometimes 

My thoughts are too much for my own head. 

So the moon and just smile in 

Peace together, always aware of 

Each other’s presence but knowing

There’s no need to acknowledge each other. 

I love sitting in the presence of the Sun.

He’s so warm: 

He comforts me like none before.

He shows me kindness where others avoid me. 

These are the friends I’ve met in life. 

I met them when I was young.

No one knows me like they do. 

I didn’t want anyone to know me either.

Slowly they taught me I couldn’t always rely on them:

That I would need people to help me in my journey.

I eventually realized that they were right. 

Sometimes they couldn’t help me. 

Sometimes I wouldn’t be close enough to a forest. 

Sometimes I wouldn’t be near the sea. 

Sometimes the moon won’t be visible

And sometimes the sun will be too hot for me. 

So I payed more attention to the people around me. 

I looked for those who truly cared.

I found them one by one. 

Each with these attributes. 

It wasn’t easy for me. 

It took me years to give them all of my trust. 

We eventually learned how to trust each other. 

I learned to care for them as much as they cared for me

And I want to say thank you, all. 

You know who you are. 

I never would have made it this far 

Without you.