Waiting on a friend

This afternoon I am back at one of my 'old haunts' just waiting on a friend.

Friendships have always been in integral part of my life.
I don't have a lot of friends, just a handful or two that I truly call friend.

Most of my friends don't live nearby.
In fact, all but 1 friend lives in a different city,
And most live in a different state.

It makes it difficult to stay in touch.

Sure email, texting, Facebook and such make it easier,


But my dearest friends I need to sit with more often than opportunity allows when we live in different cities. I prefer to look them in the eye when I listen,
I want to see the laughter on their face when something is funny,
Wipe their tears when life brings sadness,
share a hug when they need comforted,
Or a give them a pat on the back when congrats are in order.

Its hard to do that when you are in different cities.

So in spite of a this week being crazy, busy, hectic, and mentally draining,
I am sitting at Johnny's waiting on a friend I haven't seen in several months.

I just wish all my friends could be so close.


"In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit." ~Albert Schweitzer

"She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind." ~Toni Morrison, Beloved

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