That lonely feeling
When pen and paper seem to be your closest friend
So you write
With clarity
Honesty
With no intentions of sharing
You just write
To release
To feel connected
If only to the soul that takes residence within you
You write
An accidental post
Revealing your innermost thoughts
An unexpected message
Reaction
Relation. Connection.

A meeting
The pretention that you might not have anything in common
Nervous
Fear of rejection
Coffee
Conversation
Elation
Let’s do it again. Connection.

The days become weeks
The weeks become years
A friendship
A bond
A safe place
You can be yourself
No guards
No masks
A sisterhood. Connection.

Joys
Heartaches
Laughter
Tears
Losses
Surprises
Gut wrenching moments that take your breath away
Goals
Accomplishments
Failures
Life
And all it offers
Shared. Connection.

A stranger becomes a friend
A friend becomes engraved in your life-song
Without the beauty of her melody
Life doesn’t make sense
Coffee. Conversations. Connection.