Variations on a high five.

These high fives

are the perfect

microcosm

for this whole thing.

Frequent,

intense,

jovial.

Yet,

exceedingly brief.

Almost to the point

of intangibility.

For that instant,

the connection

feels like it's all I wanted,

on the horizon of

this greater thing,

this thing that I desire

so badly, nearly to the level

of absurdity.

It's

all

right

there.

But,

it's a fleeting instant,

immediately falling

back into the realm of

just friends.