Missing Pieces-II

This is something that almost made me cry.
I haven't written it.But it is just so,so true.
and this is how I feel when I think of all those missing pieces of the jigsaw.
 
Somewhere between the procrastination and the homework,
 and the calls to each other complaining about crushes,
 Somewhere between the phone calls to old friends,
 And the "I miss yours, the "I love yours, and the "What are we doing tonight?"s...
And somewhere between all of the changing and growing,
 Somewhere between the classes, And the skipping classes,And the studying for tests... And the pretending to study for tests... And the downright NOT studying for tests...
 I forgot... I forgot what high school is all about. 
I forgot what it meant to cry... I forgot that pretending to be happy doesn't make you happy
... And that pretending to be smart doesn't make you smart...
 I forgot that you can't just forget the past in fear of the future... I forgot that you can't control falling in love... And that you can't make yourself fall in love...
 I learned that I can love... I learned that it's okay to mess up... And it's okay to ask for help...
 And it's okay to feel like crap... I learned it's okay to complain and whine to all your friends for a whole day... 
I learned that sometimes the things you want most you just can't have. I learned that the greatest thing about high school isn't the parties or the drinking or the hook-ups... It's the friendships, which means taking chances... I learned that sometimes the things we want to forget are the things which we most need to talk about.... But, basically, I just learned that my friends... Both old and new... Are the most important people to me in the world. AND... without them, I wouldn't be who I am today.