there's no combination of words ...
Dear _________,
I saw you at the mall a few days ago, you came up to me and said "hello." I realized how sad you looked, in your tired old shoes and faded jeans, wished that I could turn back time. We made our small talk that will never seem casual, I can replay all those nights we'd stay up late in my head and I wonder how things got so bad. It's the distant in between being best friends and letting go that has made this time crawl by, but I've managed to make it through without much to stop me. It's easier to wave goodbye from bedrooms than say it to your face; I gave up long ago on saving mine. We talked about meeting up that night, but you never showed; didn't bother me much, I knew you wouldn't. Too much has been replaced with too little and I could never hope for you like I used to. Things aren't that simple any more, no words can replace all the silence we let fill our friendship. And sometimes I wonder what would happen if we never wanted it to.
Sincerely,
Me
I saw you at the mall a few days ago, you came up to me and said "hello." I realized how sad you looked, in your tired old shoes and faded jeans, wished that I could turn back time. We made our small talk that will never seem casual, I can replay all those nights we'd stay up late in my head and I wonder how things got so bad. It's the distant in between being best friends and letting go that has made this time crawl by, but I've managed to make it through without much to stop me. It's easier to wave goodbye from bedrooms than say it to your face; I gave up long ago on saving mine. We talked about meeting up that night, but you never showed; didn't bother me much, I knew you wouldn't. Too much has been replaced with too little and I could never hope for you like I used to. Things aren't that simple any more, no words can replace all the silence we let fill our friendship. And sometimes I wonder what would happen if we never wanted it to.
Sincerely,
Me