Caffeine for Clarity

James told me that I would find someone new. The Ox has it that Monkeys would find an exciting new love that would spice this year. I wondered whether who I would find is a renewal of an existing friendship or a totally different one. I have focused on one so elusive. And on another whose amiable expression is wanting, I withdrew affection. With much time spent on the difficult ones, I have neglected a close friend.

And we just had coffee tonight.

I don’t know if it was the caffeine. But I was talking effortlessly and spontaneously. I was like water from an overflowing dam. I got the listening ear I needed. I felt the connection I found wanting in previous friendships. We talked about each other’s family life, including secrets we would rather keep to ourselves. We just enjoyed each other’s company.

Sometimes, the person we need are right in front of us, but we would rather look elsewhere.


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