Kin
….
Last I saw him
We spotted eagles over J’s
Criss-crossed on a bench
Sitting right on top of the water
The night skyline reflecting off it
Like a handful of beads on black
Chuckling and ashing on ourselves
Dodging security at the dock
Walking slowly back
Silly smiles and soft pats
A kinship like boats meeting on the ocean before a storm
Feels like a nighttime marathon ago
Each reaching for a new continent of space
Stumbling along
But you aren’t supposed to run alone at night
I miss my oldest friend
In the fray for years like soldiers
Ducking and dodging together
Slipping through dragon fire
Holding our breath in mustard gas
Sitting on logs for short respites
Secret rendezvous for long drags
Nods and compliments and stories
Exchanging a light hard to protect
In strong winds
I felt like your mentor
But perhaps I was more of a rival
Partnership secretly a joust
I loved you through barbs and lies because
I Do
And you thought I was a fool
Tricked like an animal in a snare trap
Well, maybe you were right all along
Because I thought we were brothers
