Is that...?

Is that…? Have you ever seen a person, and they look the same, but their language and nature are completely or even slightly different? You can see them slowly growing apart from you, and that makes you sad. You mourn for the old person you knew, who you laughed with, who you talked with, and had fun with in general. They are different, either by appearance or nature or both. You find yourself thinking, “Is this…?” But it is. It really is. They’ve just changed so much. And so maybe, the next time you meet, you may run, either physically or mentally, because you don’t know how to react to seeing them. Should you be sad, happy, angry, disappointed? You may greet them with a hug or a kiss. But you both know that inside you’re thinking, “Is this…? And then you will answer yourself firmly, with no room for debate, “Yes it is.” But deep inside, you are still asking, “ Is that…?”