i was reading some poems by an old friend of mine who i met when i first joined wattpad

we have kept in touch over the years and have remained literary friend

when i first came to wattpad 

there was a group of us, all around the same age group

who banded together,

supporting each other and providing much needed inspiration

we even adopted a name

"the Core"

many of those poets went on to become quite well known 

in the Poetry circle here on wattpad

and quite well respected

both by other Poets

and by wattpad itself

seeing their comments on my friends Poetry

was both comforting

and a little saddening

comforting

in the fact that i know most of them are still alive

(at least 2 of the original Core group have died and several others have left wattpad)

yet saddening

because

i have virtually no contact with these people at all

it seems that i have become the forgotten one of the group

now i know what you are thinking

and it probably sounds a little childish on my part

but

just imagine yourself

if a time came 

when all the friends you have here right now

suddenly

broke off all contact

how would you feel

now

i cannot complain too much

i have a wonderful group of new friends who are very loyal

and of course i am busy with all the sites i manage (with my new friends)

yet still

its like that first love

you never forget it

and i have never forgotten those friends

though they seem to have forgotten me

i guess when you look at it

it is just another of the fallacies of wattpad

being such a migrant community

friends on here are hard to come by

and even more so to keep long term

but

i have learned one thing about life

in all my years

the past is the past

and though the memories may remain

you have to live in the present and take what the future may bring

yet still

sometimes

you feel

alone