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At one time we were friends…
but
through the passage of time
the busyness of our lives
we lost things to talk about.

We tried to continue on
only our friendship had
changed.

Not because we had a fight.

One person grew while the other stayed the same.

Things that were once so important were no longer.

The person who grew had a hard time going backwards.

The one who stayed the same couldn’t move forward.

The emptiness between us is an open area,
where there is no longer common ground.

The what was, is still valuable.

But, I’m not going to slow myself down
just so you won’t feel bad for staying behind.

— Nicole Barden 3/5/2021

Originally published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself on Medium