Here I stand, proud and free...

I had a long conversation with an old friend (thank goodness for Facebook and the ability to reconnect) about the nature of relationships and why it is sometimes difficult to maintain them. She and I have been using the same coping mechanism (or protective shield) in different ways and, I suppose the point of it is that while this doesn't doom all of our relationships to failure, it doesn't lend itself to grasping for the difficult handhold that is the relationship cliff face.

She may be the only one who is going to understand this, and it isn't particularly well written but...it evoked some feelings...that were exacerbated by the above song coming up on shuffle when I went to go for a jog.