The Best Friend: things said

From Aug 23, 2006.  My conclusion is the same.

Just off the phone with my best friend
    The Best Friend
    with whom I'd spoken the day before
        a bad day
 

I had said some fairly off-the-wall
    off-color
         things to him
Nothing out of the ordinary
Considering how we usually do
 

    Among other things, I ended a phone conversation by saying to him,
    "Yeah?  Well, you can go to hell."
    "I don't need your permission."
    "No, but you have my support."
 

Things which could be construed
    as personal attacks by any other less-than-understanding
        Best Friend
   
 He inquires
     in this way he has
         How am I today?
 

Feeling better I tell him
 Still wishing I knew what the day before was about
 

 A brief pause before I say to him
    "Look, I said some things yesterday...
    things I'm not really sorry about, but feel like I should be."

 

Laughter on both ends and I continue
    "If you feel like an apology is in order...it's yours.
    However, if it's all the same to you--I'm gonna stand by what I said."


More laughter
Everything’s aces
    So long as he gets to reciprocate
        when the time comes
        when it will be needed
        No Questions Asked
 

I heartily agree
Of course I agree


He is the Best.