And I think to myself

What I want most really is friends
Because they last longer
The connection not so unstable
Rooted in a commitment to live ones life side by side
Interweaving in and out
A resonance of characters
A culture of care, interest, intrigue
To come back together and then part again
A wave
A dance
That allows that space to grow
That doesn’t break under its own impermanence
It takes and gives, time