Bridging lives

You were the star then. Now that they are at their height,  you remained resilient.  Sitting quietly at the corner, until somebody remembers me, then your presence would be felt...And then I'd shake hands with you and put them next to my ear,  "Hello!"

You've bridged a lot of lives.

You remind me of the little Natalie talking to her father from a distant desert; of the sixth-grader who discusses the homework with a classmate who was absent in class that day; of the days when we play around the numbers 0-9 to befriend a random stranger.

And now, I can count the times we'd hold hands.  The time when I could put my lips near you.

I miss spending time with you...

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