lovers turned friends

nothing stranger that lovers turned friends as you slowly forget your beginning and only remember the end that end where you both called it a day just let it fade away as you agreed not to speak , in hopes the deeper feelings wouldn't stay And so you let silence take over for a little while Before you decide to meet up again But this time just as friends Just as strangers with a hidden knowledge who have to sadly pretend And then you're there checking in to check out how they're doing How life's been moving Both faking small talk Till you awkwardly ask, if there's anyone new they're pursuing? All the while trying to find this new normal of today Where laughter's not quite as close but still holds the memory or smiles aren't as deep but they're still your remedy And, at the end of it all you smile and hug like nothing's changed knowing sadly that everything has