Sunday, August 24

New Friendships in Middle Age


In middle age, having friends feels like an achievement. 
Trying to make new ones can seem like a small miracl and  often feels socially awkward, 
no matter how genuinely warm or platonic the intentions are. 

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If we were brave, we would say hi. 
If braver, we would actually hang out.

But nope, here we are, just being 
awkwardly curious like confused meerkats 
friendship maybe sprouting, or may be its just mold.

We rehearse casual greetings, 
you probably Google 
“How to avoid creepy strangers?” 
and my courage..
It fled faster than me, from the appraisal with boss.

We nod at shared interests
but really, we are just trying to figure if its 
just another awkward team-building exercise

So basically, two almost friends,
stuck in the most awkward social training montage, with zero popcorn.

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