diff --git a/metadapta.go b/metadapta.go
index 3b3143d..de9bcc1 100644
--- a/metadapta.go
+++ b/metadapta.go
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ const closeMethod = 0xFFFF
 const int64Max = int64((^uint64(0)) >> 1)
 const defaultChunkSize = 0x1000
 
+var bufferPool = sync.Pool {
+	New: func() any {
+		return &bytes.Buffer { }
+	},
+}
+
 // Party represents a side of a connection.
 type Party bool; const (
 	ServerSide Party = false
@@ -223,12 +229,12 @@ type transA struct {
 	parent        *a
 	id            int64
 	incoming      usync.Gate[incomingMessage]
-	currentReader io.Reader
-	currentWriter io.Closer
-	writeBuffer   bytes.Buffer
 	closed        atomic.Bool
 	closeErr      error
 	
+	currentReader io.Reader
+	currentWriter io.Closer
+	
 	deadline      *time.Timer
 	deadlineLock  sync.Mutex
 }
@@ -271,7 +277,6 @@ func (this *transA) SendWriter(method uint16) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
 	}
 
 	// create new writer
-	this.writeBuffer.Reset()
 	writer := &writerA {
 		parent: this,
 		// there is only ever one writer at a time, so they can all
@@ -280,7 +285,7 @@ func (this *transA) SendWriter(method uint16) (io.WriteCloser, error) {
 		// back in. it will work just fine bc we dont ever allocate more than the chunk
 		// size anyway. perhaps create some sort of config value that disables this
 		// behavior and just uses one buffer
-		buffer: &this.writeBuffer,
+		buffer: bufferPool.Get().(*bytes.Buffer),
 		method: method,
 		chunkSize: defaultChunkSize,
 		open: true,
@@ -431,10 +436,18 @@ func (this *writerA) Write(data []byte) (n int, err error) {
 }
 
 func (this *writerA) Close() error {
-	if this.buffer.Len() > 0 {
-		this.flush(0)
+	if this.buffer != nil {
+		// flush if needed
+		if this.buffer.Len() > 0 {
+			this.flush(0)
+		}
+		this.open = false
+
+		// reset the buffer and put it back in the pool
+		this.buffer.Reset()
+		bufferPool.Put(this.buffer)
+		this.buffer = nil
 	}
-	this.open = false
 	return nil
 }