Friends

Over time,
Friends change.
They come, 
They go,
Sometimes
They come back
(And sometimes
Go again).

During different 
Time of my life,
I’ve had one set
Of friends
Or another.
And as we moved
To another phase
Sometimes
We kept in touch,
Sometimes not.

People mention 
Their best friends.
I don’t know that
I have one
(Best friend, that is).
I’m closer to some
But they have
Their own best friends.
And some who were
Close once,
Now not so much,
Both in proximity
And emotionally.

The nature of 
Friendships
Changed over time
As well.
Early on it was
Play.
Then we moved to
Boys and music.
Later still
Careers and futures
Then our children.
And on and on.

Now? Today we
Go to theater
And concerts
And out for meal.
But conversations
May include the 
Merits of various
Canes, walkers,
And rollators.

But friends now
Are different than
When we were 
Younger.
More supportive
In so many ways.
Some I barely knew
While growing up
Or lived near as
A child
Are now closer than
Those I may have 
Spent time with.
I change,
They change,
Circumstances change.
So friends change.

As children we 
Thought, “It will
Always be this way.”
But life goes on
And takes us
And our friendships
To unexpected
Places.