“I wrote this poem after catching up with some close old friends that I had not seen for some time. No matter the span of time between get-togethers, close friends fall into conversation like it was yesterday that they were together.” Beverley Joy
Hello, how are you?
It’s great to see you
Hope you are well
Hope all is ‘swell’.
Now let’s be done with clichés
Let’s pull off our masks
Breathe deep and bask
In the freedom of familiarity.
No clinging or neediness
Played out between us
Just an honest desire
To share some time.
Let’s talk to and fro
Of life’s pleasures and woes
Be encouraged, uplifted
Refreshed by each other.
Physical age is no barrier
Respectfully we chat and connect
No-one feels superior
Neither inferior.
We respect each other’s privacy
And individuality
We play no games or act out scenes
To manipulate and get our way.
When we say goodbye, we disappear
Into our separate lives
Of love and work and leisure
And soon again we will say ‘Hi’.
Beverley Joy © 2013 of Simply Story Poetry. All Rights Reserved.
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