Drifting

Author’s Note: This poem is not based on the picture above, it's just a picture I found that conveyed this piece nicely. With this piece I want to show that even though things change and people change, the cuts and bruises will heal, with time.

sometimes friends

drift away

and you begin to feel

you don't know them

anymore

they have changed

and so have you

your similarities

aren't so abundant

anymore

they are replaced

with differences

as deep as a canyon

it's painful at first

it always is

but after pain

come forgiveness

and then it all just fades

to fond memories

of the good times you had

and the memories you made

but don’t forget

you have other friends

whose similarities

to you are growing

and expanding

while there will always be differences

just remember that similarities

and fun times shared

make up for the little differences

the real true best friends

realize when they are drifting

and close the void

while friends who aren’t nearly as true

just let the void grow

until you are separated by miles

and miles