MY FRIEND

this poem is for you
my dear old friend
to live on life's terms
I must learn once again

now in my new life
I have met so many
yet to touch my heart
there hasn't been any

you tell in your story
of a time and a place
you had what I wanted
so I remembered your face

you speak of a man
that I had once known
then you speak of another
in which you have grown

so our paths have crossed
not once but now twice
so the story you share
I must take as advice