there you are
old friend
where have you been
old friend
have you come back
to discuss our lusts
or old loves
to romanticize failures
be at peace
with lost endeavours
i recount them daily
living vicariously
through past memories
growing older
never wiser in ways
have you achieved
what has eluded you
the years
have been tough
aggravatingly so
you and i
we are not the same
as we once were
maybe in appearance
somewhat
but our hearts
our minds
intertwined
with defeat
have we conquered our past
are we ready to accept
our blessings, now
or do we look back
wasting more years
wondering, what if?
may our hearts correct
what our minds lead astray