FAMILIAR STRANGER

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There was a boy,

I hadn't met him in a week.

I looked for him again,

Every moment, did I seek.

I remembered all the times,

When we talked together to the stars.

I remember all the times,

When we didn't feel apart

We sat by each other,

It didn't matter if we talked,

We looked at each other,

And all problems felt far-off.

Everyone knew, he was more than just a friend.

But none of us did say a word like that.

So it continued that way, until the end.

And I could never know what was in his head.

And after that week,

When he came back again.

Each and every memory, became distant.

Nothing was like, anything before.

He didn't smile at me

Or said a single word

When I waved at him,

Or when I attempted to talk.

No, he wasn't rude.

But stopped after small talk.

I felt all my efforts, going to drain,

We never talked, and it all went in vain,

Our friendship destroyed,

Just familiarity left.

No, he isn't a stranger.

But isn't what he was.

I still know this stranger

With memories in my heart.

                 -Min Hanna

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