in the wind

there are people in your
life
that you will never see again.
or talk to.
your paths will never cross
again.
so many friends
and lovers disappear in time.
the ocean
of this world is
large.
but you wonder
where they are, who they're
with,
if they're dead,
or alive.
where do they live now?
are they well, are they sick.
it's a fleeting thought
wondering
about them.
once friends, once lovers,
now forever lost,
they've disappeared,
like paper
tossed into the wind.