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intimacy, yup but not quite
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intimacy, yup but not quite |
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kaile
since 2000-02-06
Posts 5146singapore 
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fate threw us together as two young lads confined in a god-forsaken camp, having to clear our military service we talked a couple of times, nothing intimate, since we were too busy with making sly digs at each other, neglecting to unfold deeper layers we grew older and parted a few years back, you jokingly declined to meet up since i didn't have a girlfriend "where's the incentive?", you asked we grew older, buried by adulthood obligations "Time-pressed" our harsh reality, no time/energy/mood for anyone else yet, we do still keep in touch funny how a (short) email from you imprints on my memory more than thoughtful gestures bestowed by closer friends the older, subdued me is bewildered by such a bias maybe i'm like Rose in Titanic, poised to find an opportunity to jump back into the sinking ship so that i would finally get to know you but no matter, cheers to our friendship anyway [This message has been edited by kaile (09-14-2003 01:17 AM).] |
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Bec Member
since 2001-02-23
Posts 475Canberra |
Hi kaile... I believe that friends are one of the most valuable things we can have. To treasure this friendship, even though you don't have much contact tells me that you must cherish your friends, no matter how far away or how much contact you have. A wonderful tribute to friendship. Bec "I'm not crazy I'm just a little unwell"~ Matchbox 20 |
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dgvarner Member Elite
since 2000-05-13
Posts 3552High Springs, Florida |
I recently had the wonderful opportunity to have an old friend drop in on me....how precious that small dot of time was...one night to only partially "catch-up" on old time, new times.... Friends are so important,even if the ties that bind have to be stretched greatly over many miles for many years. I know that hearing from that friend is always a treat, and does indeed stay on the mind for a while... enjoyed..  hugs, g "Now would you mind if I bared my soul / If I came right out and said you're beautiful..." B. Adams |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
God, this is beautiful kaile! And it is so comforting to see you back 'home' today. I love the way this one flows from your heart, and hope this friend from childhood feels what I do about you...you are very very special, someone whose friendship should be cherished and nurtured and held close to the heart. Keep those flames of hope alive. |
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Earth Angel Member Empyrean
since 2002-08-27
Posts 40215Realms of Light |
This wonderful write brought to my mind something rather uncanny. When we were young teenagers, a close friend of mine moved 2,000 miles away. I was devastated. We wrote for awhile and then the letters gradually stopped. Many years later (far more than I'd care to admit!) I was checking out Classmates and saw her name listed. I had just purchased my first computer and was new to the Net--and I was surfing it like you wouldn't believe. Well, I emailed her and I started recounting wonderful little anecdotes on her Mom--which, as it turned out, she had totally forgotten! She wrote back that her Mom, whom I had considered my "Second Mom", had just passed away and she was in the process of arranging her funeral. Bottom line is this, she ended up using most of my email in her eulogy. In a way, I was present at my "Second Mom's" funeral and I hadn't seen her in over 20 years! My friend and I drifted apart again, but it was fate that we were to reconnect for that moment in time. Sorry for going on and on, but your poem really struck a strident chord.  EA |
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