oh yes, i remember it well
like a refrain that’s in my brain
it comes and goes at will
bringing them back again

memories of yesterday
that seem to have aged
a thousand years with tears
since the day before

i looked back to find
how much has changed
but stayed the same
without infinite stress

no longer do i see friends
but yes, i do recall
the times we did play ball,
the fights, the nights

the plays that played
a thousand ways and
no one ever clapped
just moved along

to another day of
all the same to me to you
but my life was changed
it slid on through life

but i felt no change
just the tug
of what i’ve lost
and what i’ve gained

11/10/2009