Dear Friend

What is it that keeps you at a distance? Why the miles and months of separation?

Perhaps it is a lover who has stolen your attention. A golden-haired boy worthy of your affection. A God-fearing man who makes you forget the playmates of your youth. Perhaps your letters to me have been exchanged for poems to him.

Maybe it is a secret that keeps you in hiding. A sin that causes you to turn your face. A story you are not yet ready to tell. Maybe you forgot about your old secret-keeper, your ever-attentive audience.

It matters not what keeps you away, dear friend. I only wish you would find your way back.