quick talks and even faster goodbyes.

people change miraculously.
people i once know, or at least i thought i knew, now i see no more.
its hard when you see the effects of one persons problems on the faces of others.

i look out side my window and see a boy sitting at a school desk. Its just the reflection of the lamp and a tree outside. But he looks slouched, with his elbow on the desk. His head which was looking in my direction now appears to be looking down.

and what i see relates to the people around me.
quick talks and even faster goodbyes.
long meaningful talks that go on for hours and never said or remembered again.
a smile from your best friend, now slightly fades.
an old friend forgets about the past.
a very loved person has traded us in for other people.

out the same window, past the boy is a light on a house, next to it is the reflection of another light. the real light shines on the darkness outside, letting you know that you are not lost. The reflected light shines no light, just a glare, which is painful to the eyes.

You see what is real and what is fake.
people change miraculously.
they become something they are not and forget who they are.
or they come to terms with reality and remember who loved and cared for them first.
We have a little less than half of a year.