Shy and Silent
We sat together in the campus hole in the wall pub
You - the greatest academician of all time
Me – shy and silent with a thousand questions for you trapped in my brain
Now, older and with my conversational skills more honed
I would ask you:
How was your day?
How is your drink?
How is that new car working out for you?
Then, I would move on to my Vanity Fair interview:
Who is your favorite hero?
What word do you overuse?
What is your most treasured possession?
I would also throw in some questions of utmost importance:
Hey, what do you think of this crazy world we live in?
What do you think of Vonnegut’s theory of why we are even on this planet?
And finally, I would ask you:
If our friendship were ever to end one day suddenly, would there be at least one chance for redemption?
Copyright © Laura Mccadden | Year Posted 2017
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