it’s been a long time
since you and I
sat here side by side
maybe you’ve wondered
where I’ve been
maybe you thought
I’d gone to hide
but don’t you worry
I’m still here
though it has been a while
I think I’ve changed
but then again
so have you
it doesn’t take long
to see that
we’ve become different people
but that’s alright
it always is
when we sit side by side
this was not the first time
nor will it be the last
and yet each time is the same
we miss each other
and look for what has been
for how we were before
when I sit down beside you
I hardly recognize you
your hair is shorter
your eyes wiser
your freckles have disappeared
but I know it is you
you may look different
but I will always know you
I know your laugh
your smile
your likes and dislikes
how you take your tea
and what weather is your favorite
you may look different
sound different
think different
but I know you
and always will
it may take me a while
to become reacquainted
with the one that is sat before me
but in the end I will know
I always do
when I sit down next to you
for you are me
and I am you
all that stands between us
are years of life lived
without looking back
without returning to say hello
or to sit down beside you
after all these years
when we sit down side by side
I wonder what your eyes have seen
why they seem wiser
and where your freckles have gone
but then again
I’m sure you wonder why I have so many
and why my eyes are still innocent
untainted by time
as we sit side by side
I wonder what will happen
to make me you
WoW!!!
I deeply loved this poem!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Very happy to have some words to read from you!
I’m glad! sorry for the long delay