DEAR DIARY
9:41 PM
Maintaining relationships:
Sitting in a boat,
friend by your side.
Each with a paddle
for the ride.
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Hmm. Nah not really.
I guess maybe friendships are indeed ships.
Ships with two gaping holes on deck,
With two of you on board, each has to cover a hole in order for the ship to stay afloat.
If the holes are uncovered, water gushes in, sinking the ship.
You can guess how it goes.
If both of you play your part, you can sail the oceans and enjoy the journey together.
But if just one hole is uncovered, the ship's on its road of demise.
One can work doubly hard, trying to cover the hole and scoop water out at the same time to keep the ship afloat.
But how long can that last?
Sooner or later, hopes have to be dashed and ties broken.
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I've been contemplating, wondering how many of my friendships will last and go the distance. For some, I don't know who pulled the plug, or even when the plug was pulled.
And ironically with each passing year, I seem to be regressing. Being interesting and carrying a conversation seems to get increasingly harder.
We all talk about superficial stuff, and after years, what do I really know about you?
Can I truly say that I know you as a person?
Even if I wish to get to know you at a deeper level, I do not know where to start.
When does a friendship progress to the next level where we can share our inner feelings and secrets?
How does the transition take place?
After almost 21 years on earth, I have to admit I still am not sure about the workings of a concept called friendship.
I'm sorry to my friends, where I was the first to be negligent.
In chasing after life, I have forgotten how to live it.
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But maybe,
this ship with holes analogy is not all that appropriate and maybe there's still hope.
After all, friendships can revive can't they?
