drifting away without noticing

Not everything we lose is taken from us. Some things slip away quietly, unnoticed, until one day we realize they are gone. The way we used to laugh without hesitation. The patience we once had for slow, simple things. The way certain places used to feel like home.We shed pieces of ourselves as we grow, leaving behind old versions, old dreams, old ways of seeing the world. Some losses feel like relief.. burdens we no longer need to carry. Others feel like a gentle ache, a longing for something we can’t quite name.It is strange, how we outgrow things without trying. A favorite song that no longer stirs us. A friendship that faded without a fight. A childhood habit, abandoned without realizing it. Not all change is intentional, and not all loss is tragic. Some things leave to make room for what comes next.But every now and then, something reminds us of what we’ve left behind.. a scent, a photograph, a familiar street.. and for a moment, we step back into who we used to be. And maybe that’s enough. Maybe we don’t need to hold on to everything forever. Maybe some things are meant to drift away, leaving only the quiet echo of their existence.