Dear friend,

Do you still remember?

Do you remember the midnight walks 

when the moonlight shone through the willow leaves 

and only the pattering of our light footsteps could be heard?

Do you remember the way we laid in our wooden bunk beds

and softly gossiped until 

dawn broke through the sky once more?

Do you remember the time we climbed on top of the 

shaky fence and balanced on our delicate toes 

with the sun beating upon our backs?

Do you remember the long alleyways decorated 

with colourful paints that would echo for miles 

with the sound of our joyous laughter?

Do you remember the summer afternoons 

when we ran silently along the sandy beaches 

and scattered our pennies upon the sidewalk?

Do you remember the day we said goodbye 

and rode into the rain,

with tears still twinkling in our eyes?

That day you turned around,

and at the last moment,

came running back to me.

Now, we have been separated for so many

years that I can’t even count them.

Believe me, I have tried.

Gradually, we forgot what each other looked like.

Gradually, we let each other go.

Gradually, we realized that this time, no one would come running back.

You were busy with your life,

and I was busy with mine.

Perhaps we would meet again someday,

but by then we would be nothing more than strangers.

We would simply brush past each other,

not knowing that the person who just

passed us by had once shared the

best moments of our lives.

Dear, friend

Do you still remember?

Yes,

                          I have forgotten too.