This poem is as a result of me visiting one of my family friends after about fifteen years, and the mini disconnection I felt from someone with whom I spent a lot time and made really good memories with when I was younger. And even though the basis of our friendship and closeness is still there and strong at that, I realised we would have to build a new friendship and a new bond. Enjoy!
The ties that bind us, very tight
The solid foundation we have, unshakeable
How does this life treat us?
Today, together; tomorrow, apart
Together, apart
Apart, together
Here we are, back together
We still have the same rhythm
The springing of our feet in the air, still alike
But there are new cards on the table
The same people, different expressions
We have grown in different directions
Though the ties that bind us are tight still
Though the foundation we share is unshakeable
It is not the same
The you I knew
The me you knew
The you, you are
The me, I am
Oh how mother earth flings her children abroad the earth
Far and wide, we dwell
In darkness and in light, we breathe
The distance between our strides,
A story of the places we have been
Where we have left parts of ourselves
and picked up new fragrances
Will we develop new ties?
Only time will tell
We meet, we mix
Friend and foe
Family and stranger
Together, apart
Apart, together
We say goodbye, we say hello
