Sleepless.
Must be the late afternoon coffee.

There was a girl I used to talk to on IRC,
And later on the phone.
We could communicate,
Hold good conversations,
Share stories about our respective ones,
Ask each other for advice, etc.
Although we did want to meet up,
I never met her in person,
Because one fine day,
She vanished.
P o o f .
Like how smoke disappears into the air.
Emails were not replied,
Mobile number was not working.
I tried to re-establish contact in July,
And received a surprise reply.
Then it died again after a few emails.
I didn't bother to pursue it,
Maybe I didn't want to bother.
Why should I be the only one that bothers?
Perhaps she did have her own issues to deal with,
And hence cannot be bothered with a stranger.
Something recently reminded me of this person again,
And the good conversations we had.
It's so difficult to find a person to communicate with,
Shouldn't I just give communication one more shot?
So I just gave emailing another try.
Hopefully this shot doesn't miss.
If it does result in nothing yet again,
Then once again we have to admit,
People come into our lives and leave as they wish,
And no one can do anything about it.