W hen you become friends with somebody, you never know what to expect. My case wasn’t any different; how close were we going to become; Would the friendship last and how would we influence each other?

Many questions. Nii Kotey Nee Quaye and I have become closer than I thought would ever be. He is funny, good looking, kind and smart. I’ll describe my friend a good old pearl. It’s been six years since I found him.

On the day I grew tired, I surrendered.
I lifted my hands and parted the curtains—
And there, where I had been standing,
In the shadows of my copious truths—
Sunshine streamed in and found me— where I am,
That you may also see me for who I am.

The aura you let behind,
Still, it lingers on—
For all the years you lived,
Now it resounds like a song—
Play on sweet old one,
As you find your life in the world beyond

T rue love is special and its something we all hope to experience; be it in marriage, family and friendships— even in relationships that do not make it to the alter.

And yes, ours didn’t make it to the altar— that is one reason I have a chance to pen this petit article. Also, I just want to reminisce in what you meant to me. So here we go: I caught myself thinking about you today.