Why haven't they invented telaporters yet?

I feel as if I tend to let friends slip away. I hate that. I don't want them to forget about me, and I want to hear about their lives! Distance is such an annoying obstacle. I read in a book once that you are much more likely to be better friends with your neighbor, than a friend across the country. So because of proximity and happenstance, many friendships form (and fade away). That sucks and is stupid.


I'm ready to go back to school. I shared a bathroom with a floor full of Long Island girls, and my 13 X 15 square foot room with a roommate. And yet, I'd easily trade my current spacious bedroom and clean bathroom to regain the accessibility of my closest friends. Because somehow, I've managed to feel more crowded here, than ever at school.

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Colors

Cascading waves of yellow

fall on waves of blue

aimless wisps of grey gloom drift

and frame you between the two

I gather bits of hope

purple specks I pluck from sand

and hold them while we walk

and cup them in your hand

wet, red lips you morph into

a defeated, final shape

the pounding heard, is not the shore

and is more than I can take

we leave as one, but each alone

(the grey obstructs the light)

the purple promise at end, is lost

though once was held so tight.