5. for a season

years since we talked,

even though 

i once heard from him

on the daily,

talked more often

than some

i’d known longer,

always poked fun,

but he saw

something in me

every other place

hadn’t seen,

helped unlock

the creator

i wanted to be,

and even after

it all fell apart,

he stuck around,

used to say

he was my “boss”

but then he became

my “friend,”

and we had big plans,

takeover

and domination,

the world wasn’t ready

for what we had

up our sleeves.

but then it just stopped.

all those messages

i sent

just to never hear

from him again,

never knew

if it was something

on my end

that had me left

on read,

guess what we had

was just a moment,

and maybe it was

for the best,

saw him falling down

the rabbit hole

of conspiracy,

energy wasn’t the same,

sudden aggression

i noticed in him

that i couldn’t explain,

the glass was half-full

but it started to drain,

i tried to hang on

but the walls were up,

so i kept it down

and went about my way.

some people

are in your life

for a reason,

others are only there

for a season,

and it doesn’t need

to be deeper,

no disdain either,

just two people

that drift apart,

treasure the ones

you get to keep,

but there doesn’t need

to be beef

with the ones who leave,

after enough time

playing split screen,

some need a little

room to breathe,

fun to have a team,

but some need

to fly solo,

so give a toast

to the good times,

and leave it off

with a peace sign.

godspeed, V.