meet me

oh my silent friend
i'm glad i came to greet you,
yet as we meet, i know
it's not the same

as we once were
before we weren't

measured by the stick of how far we'd dug in
arrested by our development of the scale

of our disasters
we'd engage
we'd dive in
together, it was sink or swim
you the vest and i the key
to breathe we'd
float, enlivened by the gasp, the need
to breathe and reconnect

it wasn't trivial
the way we settled
put to rest the best
of the concerns that did surround us

it wasn't easy to see you
bloom, fade without me
i'm more measured now

this quiet passenger
it settles here and
there i watch it hover

it was good to greet you
at this crossing
and while i know it's not the same,
i'm glad you came
to reconnect
it's puts it all in a clear perspect.ive
for me to ponder