as we get older

w e d n e s d a y,  11:50 pm

tonight my co-worker
is saying goodbye
to his dying grandmother

tonight two of our friends
severed fledgling ties,
and went their own ways;

tonight i had a talk with a
seventy-nine year old man
in an otherwise empty church;

tonight i spent two hours
with cows and a barking dog
and ants and a rocky path

tonight my eyes and ears
saw and heard beauty on film
as ryan and holly and daley played;

today i met with a man with
thrice my athletic ability:
a paralympic star

tonight i prayed for a woman
who might have cancer;
we've never met

today i drank italian soda
with cherry syrup
at lunchtime

tonight i fielded questions
from a friend with
computer problems

tonight i answered five
questions while kissing
jordan good-night

tonight we showered
together
and talked

hey amy,

as we get older
before our eyesight fails us
let us make a pact
to glance upon each other's faces
from time to time
and to invite the memory
to sear

and to remember love
and to prefer one another
and to remember how fragile
it all really is.

..... t h u r s d a y,  12:04 am