Youthful Bonds Revisited

Faces take shape; curves mould clothes

Discussions dissolve of the classmates we loathe

Interest re-awakens when Birthdays approach

Until soon too much contact seems to pry or encroach

We ponder on times when our lives shared a track

Detours ran close; we were just shy of a pact

Bonding proves simple among the ignorant youth

We had no need to question or formulate our views

We delve back into our youthful state

Politics? Philosophy?

We masticate

Deliberate

And realize we don't relate

Not to our old selves; not to our old friends

No solid bond forms around purposeless trends

How naive? How uninsightful could we have been?

To assume our desires would remain, time and again

We were blanketed in assurance of steadfast bonds

Never waning despite lacking challenging response

We relished in time that seemed placid and relenting

Now time seems menacing; deserving of resenting

We re-centre; "Heel" to the cynicism that ensues

Politics? Philosophy?

We deliberate anew

Reconstrue

And realize they're worth pursuit

So just as old models need inevitable upgrade

We conclude that new experiences are a valuable trade

We compartmentalize those memories and embrace the new

Wondering whether one day our paths will realign with an old few