Friend Today Stranger Tomorrow
Hello, friend today.
I met you beneath a baby blue sky with nary
a cloud in sight.
You had sandy blonde hair
And sun bleached skin.
I remember thinking if I was lost at sea
your smile could light the way home.
The sands were a beautiful tan
Invitingly warm for our toes.
Palm trees reached for the skies overhead
providing shade for silly games.
I met you for the first time there
on that beautiful beach.
After a swim we had our faces painted
and spoke of our deepest dreams.
It was a blossoming, beautiful friendship
if only for a brief time.
Hello, Stranger Tomorrow.
I stood beneath an iron gray blanket of clouds
As rain hammered on my umbrella.
I had on a full rain suit
and melancholy eyes.
I remember wishing it wasn't raining so very hard
and looking in the dark to find your smile.
In the rain the sands were dark and murky
Swallowing my feet as I walked.
There were no trees here on this lonely beach
Only sandy beach as far as I could see.
This wasn't the same beach where I met you
but we promised to meet here again.
With rain dripping before my eyes I wondered
if you ever achieved your dreams.
Lightning lanced across the heavens and thunder roared
But suddenly I found the smile to light my way home.
Copyright © Christopher Goss | Year Posted 2022
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