there once was

there once was this [boy/girl/man/lady] i knew
there once was indeed

but this is all part of growing up, isn't it? no strings attached; people come and people go, not in a sense of loss, but as a matter of fact, this is so. almost 22 now, my life has crossed paths with quite a number of people, be it for work, for school, through a mutual friend -- some for a long time, but most only for a brief moment. there is nothing sad about the latter (with a few exceptions, no less) but how funny it is to realise that there once was a point in time when our lives had intersected, with or without the sentiments of nostalgia