Friends.

It's the same for all of us.
We try not to get too close with the people who live next door.
It's easier to give them a polite nod then to ask what's wrong.
It's safer to keep walking by, then to get involved.
True. We sometimes get to know the people we share a fence with and end up lifelong friends.
But mostly, we keep our distance.
Because we rather our neighbours know nothing about us, then know too much.


The past is never truly behind us.
Ghosts lurk in the shadows eager to remind us of the choices we made.
But if we look back,we might find an old friend with an open arms.
Or an old enemy with a hidden agenda.
Or a grown up son with a forgiving heart.
Sadly, some of us refuse to look back.
Never understanding that by denying the past, we are condamned to repeat it.