Each of us has a hidden place

Somewhere deep within ourselves;

A place where we go to get away,

To think things through,

To be alone, to be ourselves.

This unique place, where we confront our deepest feelings,

Becomes a store house of all our hopes,

All our needs, all our dreams,

And even our unspoken fears.

In encompasses the essence of who we are & what we want to be.

But now & then, whether by chance or design,

Someone discovers a way into that place we thought was ours alone.

And we allow that person to see, to feel & to share

All the reason, all the uncertainty

And all the emotion we've stored up there.

That person adds new perspective to our hidden realm,

Then quietly settles down in his/her own corner of our special place,

Where a bit of himself/herself will stay forever.

And We Call That Person "My Special Friend"