It's Never Too Late

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That husband of mine asked…

Who’s your best friend?..had just watched a news clip of Jimmy Kimmel talking about the loss of Cleto of the Cletones…his best friend for life…his heartbreak evident…

Replied with the obvious answer…the expected answer…the answer just in case this was a trick question…

You are…he heard…but no…that’s not where this was going…I don’t count…he said…no daughters or family…but that best best friend…your Cleto friend…the one you can tell your deep dark secrets to…

I have a lot of friends…came the reply…a lot of trusted friends…some are new friends…some are old friends…some are friends I’m not in touch with often…but all are friends I know would be there if I needed them…

This answer again did not satisfy…but then there it was later that day…the book…nestled in with books read and books not read…a gift…a years ago gift from a friend…

A trusted friend…a loyal friend…a friend who knows this old gal maybe better than this old gal knows herself…

The Cleto of Cletoist friends…

And so it is…in life…be a friend…thank a friend…and if you are lucky enough to have a Cleto friend tell them so…and if not…it’s never too late to find one…
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And that husband of mine…agrees…