Sorry I Missed the Reunion ..............(for Matthew)
I would be a stranger to you
my friends
The years have not been kind
I would be a ghost among you
A faint voice
A pale shadow
You would not know me
You would not want to know me
again
I could not join the celebration
I could not drink your wine
without the pain
without the memory
of failure
I could not listen to your songs
without a tear
without remorse
How I long for your company
How I fight the urge to return
for in my heart I know
there is no going back
We often spoke of the road less travelled
I am there
Far from home
Far from my past
And so very far from you.
Do not lament my absence
Do not look for me at the door
Go on with life
Go on with living
Go on with the work at hand.
© 1995, TAJ
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