Getting linkedin with meaningful friends of yore

While idling away the precious minutes

tapping into the wide whirled web

a smattering of random words and phrases

(in an attempt to jump/kick start

pinteresting material to sink figurative teeth),

thoughts pinwheeled back decades ago,

when attention attuned to forfeited, languished,

squandered... college/university chums,

whose persona, dogma, charisma...

appealed to my contemplative,
introspective, perceptive... prospective

positive interpersonal comrades.

Nonpareil ability to remember

smattering college chums

knowing their first and surname

found yours truly in good stead,

when surfing the Internet

typing critical (race theory - ha) data

within Google search bar

for long lost buddies

than daring to dial

accompanying telephone number

with various and sundry information
experiencing successful results

after a few (tailor made) swift keystrokes.

At first while sitting in front of the Macbook Pro,

no deliberate intent arose to jog memory bank

housing dormant circumstances,

thus I merely let thoughts aimlessly drift

invariably ruminating about mein kampf

in an attempt to craft another poem.

An unexpected outcome regarding

delving into the murky past,
comprising my life and hard times
where I dwelt in a bleak house,

when presence of existential crisis

even then did smolder

within the bowels of me being

analogous to a dormant volcano
gurgling ala lava lee liquid rock.

Nevertheless, I did manage

to strike up warm rapport

with a handful of fellow students,

yet such found camaraderie

fizzled and faded once I withdrew

after matriculating couple of semesters

at about half a dozen

institutions of higher learning.

Now I chide myself neglecting

potential kindred souls,

and ponder what meaningful outcome

can be distilled from fledgling acquaintances

that never given opportunity to flourish.

More challenging to nurture lapsed prospect,

but taking risks adds adventure
to mine rather fluted humdrum existence.