Champagne......

I have this bottle of champagne sitting on my counter...
and amazing bottle... of crisp.....
golden...
real champagne...waiting to be enjoyed.....
and every day...It taunts me...
You see...
This bottle...
Does not belong to me...
It was a gift to a friend...
Someone who took me in when I was at my most vulnerable...
Who made me laugh when I felt most alone...
And who offered me friendship...In the way that so few can....
Someone who came to understand me...
because in a moment of weakness...
I allowed it....
And as this bottle has made it's way from Canmore to Jasper to Canmore back to Edmonton....
It has yet to be celebrated....
And it now sits on my counter waiting to be returned to it's rightful owner...
I can imagine how it should be enjoyed...
Sitting on a deck...
In the crisp mountain air surrounding it....
It should see the stars...
And feel the magic of the the fall....
It should hear the sounds of the soft love from a guitar...
and smell the scent of a late fall fire....
And it will understand as I do...
just what true friendship means....
Champagne knows no boundaries...
It is not limited by the  "idea's" of love or  romance...
Rather it understands...
It is here to celebrate life...
True friendship....
And the bond that comes..
only when one can find another soul that they can trust....
So as I dream about shipping this gift back to it's rightful owner...
I dream about it finding a way to say...
Thank you........
Thank you for being a friend....
For allowing me the opportunity to let myself show weakness...
And for challenging me to be a better me...
And for understanding....
That this gift... comes not only out of love.... as only I can give...
But gratitude....
For showing me it's ok...
to show someone I too can be real....
And when I finally get his back to you...
I pray you raise a glass...
On a clear night...
Under a sky full of stars....
And you feel the joy that only real Champagne can give....
because at least once in a life time...
Everyone should understand what it's like to indulge for no reason...
other than to celebrate life and friendship...