I wrote this poem for my best friend Parisa's birthday. She really means a lot to me and I love her.

The Perfect Best Friend

God wanted to create the perfect best friend.

He wanted her to have a compassionate heart
and be there for others when they are having difficulties.

He wanted her to have comforting
arms when a friend needed caressing.

God wanted to create a best
friend who would confide in others,

A friend who will always be around
to share thoughts and understand.

One who will make a friend laugh when she is sad

One who will listen to others
when they need to talk.

He wanted her to be a sister.

This friend will never have to identify herself when she calls,
because her voice would be known by heart.

She will stay up late to talk and fool around

She will be someone who will
always wish for the best in everyone.

One who will always be special and will always
be able to say the right things.

One who will always know that friendship
is not true until after there has been a fight.

God wanted to create a best friend who will not think
about others being there for them;
yet, they will think about them always being there for others.

And so, God thought and thought,
and one day he knew that the perfect
name for this ideal best friend would be,
“Parisa”.