Have We All Gone Our Separate Ways?

I got an e-mail tonight from an old friend from home. I wrote her back and all, trying to decide what to disclose and what to keep for later.

But while I was writing it all, I kept thinking about how long it's been since I've seen anyone from home.

I mean, there have been a few people here and there. But on the whole? Butkus.

Have I been that bad of a friend? It's funny to think that there were some people in my life who were what I considered close to me. We think that we'll never lose touch, then one day, it's almost 10 years later. And we're so quick to go, "Oh well, that's life..."

I'm not saying I want to hold on to the past, but I don't want to give up so easily. There are a few people in my life I want to keep around, but do they want to keep me?

I have to start somewhere. One friend at a time. I cannot be the same friend I was (I don't even remember what kind of a friend I was,) but maybe someone from my past will become a part of my everyday life.

That would be nice, I think.