friends

some friends are not
friends,
just people you once knew and
drifted away from.
but there they are,
you know their past
and they know yours, but
the friendship thing is
nebulous at best.
what are friends to begin
with.
reachable, on your side,
but not always agreeable.
people that send you
Christmas cards?
people that will attend
your funeral and you theirs.
i'm not sure anymore.
they come and go.
they die, they move, they
change into people that
you never really knew.
some friends you don't care
if you ever see again,
and they feel likewise
towards you.