my life
on reflection
feels empty

friends tell me
I am wrong

I'm not sure
remembering
so well the walks along
frothered waves
in lonely bays
full of mystery
and excitement

or times together
when the world stopped
longer than we felt

I don't know

can we live on memories
alone
our life
emptying
past memories
future so uncertain

so what
I say to myself
I'm still here
aren't I

live life in the present
live life in the past too
that's future
isn't it?

07/11/2023