
I didn’t see him coming.
He was here with me before,
I knew, and then, instantly
became my closest friend.
We went everywhere as twins,
through thick and thin, hill and glen.
In my mind he is here now.
When he is away I call
and he returns. We are one
and yet not. We co-exist
separately forever.
But then, when the chips are down
he deserts me. His advice
no longer there, alone I vault
hurdles to the next being.
He comes back as if nothing
really happened. I say, “Glad
to see you bud, you take care.”
I mean to scream, ‘Where were you
when I needed you!”