I’ve come a long way from
when you knew me
loved me and left me
when I was
a confused and screwed
up teenage kid
hanging out in a pool hall
getting kicked out of
high school
I’ve expanded my life and
my mind in ways I don’t
think you could have ever
imagined
In ways I never could
have imagined
I’ve exceeded what my
high school teachers
thought was a doomed
future for me
I’ve gained wisdom from
the East and the West
and seen the Inner Light
Despite those boasts
sometimes I wonder how
your life went
and if you became the
nurse you wanted to
be
and if you’re still living
and breathing upon
this planet
or dead and buried in
the cold dark ground
I doubt we’ll meet in
the afterlife as soul
friends
but it might be cool
if we did
Bob Boyd