a few friends

i've had a lot
of friends
in my life.

somehow,
the world
changes,
and you part
ways.

it's rarely
intentional.

you're together
one moment,
and moving
halfway
across the country
the next.

you say you'll
stay in touch,
but the distance
makes it too easy
to part.

i think about
those friends
from time to time
and wonder
what  life
has brought them,
where they found
their joy.
and i'm grateful
to have known them.
i keep every moment
stored away
to bring up
when i smell
something familiar,
or hear a certain song.
maybe the light
catches the window
in a particular way,
and that one time
we shared
comes flooding back.

but no matter what,
i remember you
fondly
for the good times
we shared,
for the laughs,
for the tears,
for the careless
moments we passed
together.

and i hope
it's the same
for you.