when it's been so long
you can't even remember
the last time
you laughed together

you can't even recall
what the last words were

months have passed
years
decades
centuries
eons

but it feels like
just yesterday
just this morning
five minutes ago

when the smiles return
the laughter flows free
the jokes pick right back up
where they left off

that's a
****.
good.
friend.