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Close as Strangers


Remember how I could depend on you for anything?

Remember how you were my 4 a.m. buddy?

Remember how you said I could always count on you?

Remember how you took my pain away?

Remember how you made me laugh when all I wanted to do was curl up in a ball and cry?

Because these are the things I remember when I look at you these days.

When we stare at each other across the hallway, you with an empty stare.

When we pass each other without saying a word.

When I want to call you up at 4 a.m. and just talk.

When I want someone to understand.

Because I can’t understand how two strangers who became so close became strangers once more.