Tonight Old Friend

Tonight

old friend

I immerse myself in you

Wanting you same

as I always did

When we were young

and the violet Jacaranda

fell carelessly in

hazy blooms

around our feet

Later

though we were still

freshly blossomed;

Both busy reaping

the sky of stars,

On occasion

I fell into you,

Carefully

Detached

and light in passing

And though

You said

we'd be doing

this

into our 60's

It seemed

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