At A Distance

I have this friend, who many people tell me isn't really my friend, but I am theirs. I realize that the people who have told me this are right. This person may have been my friend at one time or another, but not any longer. And I was determined to make sure they stayed a part of my life, to the point that it could be viewed as desperation. Which, honestly, I was desperate to keep them in my life. At this point though, I will not walk away, because that's not who I am and that is not what I do. Too many people have done that to me, and even though this person probably wouldn't care or notice if I left their life, that's not me. So I'm going to stop trying. I'll still be nice and be there, take the higher road. When the time comes to be their friend, I will be, but while I wait I will live my life as if nothing has changed. And be happy with it. Maybe that is what moving on is really about, not leaving, but being strong enough to stay at a distance.