hello friend

i don’t know you

anymore

–

at least

we have the memories

that brief moment

we were close

–

i suppose

it’s inevitable

really

–

where we start

is never the same

where we finish

rarely so

as well

–

two different people

two sides of

the same coin

two shades of

the same color

–

these subtleties

make all

the difference

–

vibrating at different frequencies

following separate paths

viewing the world

from different angles

–

perhaps

we’re both clinging to the thin threads

of reminiscence

pining for the day that youthful comradery will again

spark

igniting the flame of fraternity

–

you were

my brother

now

i don’t know you

–

i loved you as

no other

trusted you

as I

no longer am capable

–

we are both at fault and

i believe

we both envision ourselves the

righteous man

–

is it better to atrophy

or to amputate

–

together we stand

once more

before the open casket

the viewing for the corpse of

our withered bond

–

solemn faced

stony stoicism

the only two present

to pay it our

final respects

–

i’ve come prepared

–

before we lay it to rest

let’s have the

eulogy