Maybe the "friend" is symbolic of something for the poet? Or perhaps a real person? IDK. In any case, I can tell you that the wife and I lost a lot of "friends" over our position re: the jabs. At the time, they drew a line in the sand saying "we can't get together until you're vaxxed." And now, 3 years later, they change their tune and wonder when we're getting together. We said (in so many words) "No thanks, we're done". If I did this as a poem based on this theme, I'd say better to have no friends, than to get together with friends who shunned you.
I miss my dear friends that I have had to move away from over the years, especially the last one, Donna. It takes a long time to grow an old friend. I am now 70, and deeply feel the lack of a close friend.
Maybe the "friend" is symbolic of something for the poet? Or perhaps a real person? IDK. In any case, I can tell you that the wife and I lost a lot of "friends" over our position re: the jabs. At the time, they drew a line in the sand saying "we can't get together until you're vaxxed." And now, 3 years later, they change their tune and wonder when we're getting together. We said (in so many words) "No thanks, we're done". If I did this as a poem based on this theme, I'd say better to have no friends, than to get together with friends who shunned you.
I miss my dear friends that I have had to move away from over the years, especially the last one, Donna. It takes a long time to grow an old friend. I am now 70, and deeply feel the lack of a close friend.