For some, making friends is easy as 1-2-3

For me, it is a little harder than that

A task that is thought as simple for many

Makes my stomach toss and turn

When others see me, they see my face and body

What they don't know, is that my inside is a tidal wave of emotions

Drowning in a sea of my own thoughts,

Stuck in a blizzard of feelings,

Lost in a forest of my own invention,

I try to find my way through these disasters

Suddenly, a building appears

The doors creak open with a great big groan as the building yawned after a very long nap

Inside was an endless amount of knowledge in the form of paper and ink

While I looked around, there was a great big gust of wind

A giant owl flew down from far up in a place I could not see at first

Then smiled with a soft gentle whisper

"What is the matter?" They say tenderly.

I freeze trying to figure out the puzzle of words in my mind

Putting it together is nearly impossible

But this time, I have the courage to finish it 

"I'm lost" the words echoing through the empty halls

The smile grows wider on the owl's face,

"You did it!" with a grinning face, the owl cheers loudly

"What did I do?"

"You spoke to me!" they said, calming down a bit

That's good news? I was a bit confused

How could that be good news? All I did was say two words.

I felt like they had done this many times before, but it still felt special

The owl thanked me for my bravery and told me how to find my way home

"Just find yourself in this library and the book will take you home"

After what felt like years of searching, I found a book with my name and face on it

I opened it and was blinded by colors and light

When I opened my eyes I found myself in the car on my way to the first day of school

The feeling of butterflies in my stomach was strong, but I was stronger

Class started and I looked around at my classmates

After introductions were done it was time for lunch

I had nowhere to sit, but I wasn't worried

I didn't need to be worried, the owl showed me that and told me what I needed to do

Again, I looked around at my peers and found a girl sitting alone at a table

I go over to her and say,

"Hi"