we don't have a reason to stay in touch
so when we catch up
i say i appreciate it but
i don't say out loud that reconnecting for a moment
reminds me of how far apart we are now.

there are no hard feelings and when we talk,
you still treat me as if we aren't really strangers.

but it makes me feel regret knowing the only conversations we have and the only ones we'll have left end with

"i hope you're doing well."