Memory Laps(e)

True friendship can afford true knowledge. It does not depend on darkness and ignorance. - Thoreau

i knew you

before you were missing a tooth

before you started changing clothes in a telephone booth

long ago when you used to tell the truth

before you turned cool

when you used to pee in the pool

and drool like a fool

back when you knelt in a pew

and had a clue

not sure what to do

long before your soul turned black and blue

a time when you drew the curtain on the confessional

weren't so skeptical

were much more flexible

and ran the innocence festival

back when you were real

full of zeal

and could still feel

walking steady on a banana peel

before your picket fence was missing a slat

and your spare tire was flat

before your head and rear-end got fat

just thought i'd mention that

before your rolled sod was covered with morning dew

through and through

unable to misconstrue

i knew you

adios

arrivederci

sayonara

adieu

whew

who?

Reviews

[X]

Well...another gem in da box💎Regarding the Lower T quote...in Judaism the brightest form of knowledge is loving kindness...which rests on the core principle of the Bible Love Your Neighbor which sounds easy but is not based on the observation of our current world condition🌏🌎🌍

[Pete]

terrific share. what man calls knowledge is but a pittance compared to creation and what we don't know. i had this very discussion not too long ago with an atheist. what a world it would be if everyone loved their neighbor as themselves ... :)

[X]

Another raw n' real write...to know you or not yo know you that is the question...please refer to my thoughts on the subject in my poem WhoBy Choice https://www.writerscafe.org/writing/KiraFulks/2467246/

[Chris Shaw]

Hello Pete, what an amazing write. Your posted artwork too, really struck a chord. It really summed up dementia to me and what happens to those poor brain cells. Your lines are well penned and are thought provoking. Thank you for sharing.

Chris

[Pete]

hmm, thanks for stopping by chris. now if i could just remember where i put my pen ... :)

[Just Kim]

WOW, This is so emotional really, so well written. There's a certain amount of deepness in this write

[Pete]

thanks kym. appreciate the encouraging thoughts. keep safe in all this madness. go hoosiers! ... :)

[Just Kim]

Hoosiers Yeah um, but when it comes to Football I go for the Steelers... 😉