an unspoken rule among friends, nicknames are given to you not created by you a term of endearment bestowed, as its rightful owner earns a place in your heart and thoughts
old nicknames are scraped away in their place, formal greetings, yet, a nickname still warms the heart when called upon by the right person
a nickname unearths childhood memories good and bad times, and more importantly a person, their voice calling out to you through the passage of time.
and as he read the nostalgic “ren-ren” he smiled, thankful for burned bridges repaired and grateful for the return of an old friend.
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an unspoken rule among friends,
nicknames are given to you
not created by you
a term of endearment bestowed,
as its rightful owner earns a place
in your heart and thoughts
old nicknames are scraped away
in their place, formal greetings,
yet, a nickname still warms the heart
when called upon by the right person
a nickname unearths childhood memories
good and bad times, and more importantly
a person, their voice calling out to you
through the passage of time.
and as he read the nostalgic “ren-ren”
he smiled, thankful for burned bridges
repaired and grateful for the return
of an old friend.