"High-School Reunion ..."

High-School Reunion ...

To face old truths I could never face,
To wander hallways from my past,
To feel, once again, so out of place,
It seems the years have flown so fast.

Remembering every face and name
Twenty-five years, from then ‘til now
Older and wiser, yet still the same
It all comes rushing back somehow.

The bully, the jock, the science nerd -
Once enemies, now each a friend.
Who could have guessed – it’s just too absurd
And more than I can comprehend.

Forgotten fears and remembered joys
From passing grades to teen-aged dreams
Whispers in class and pep rally noise
Each day was full of such extremes.

But, we’ve grown up and those days are gone,
Memories echo in my mind.
Although each of us has now moved on,
A part of us is left behind.


(--written in abab, 9-8-9-8 format)