Legacy

Where’d all the time go?

One day we’re exhausted

Lamenting the present

While dreaming for the future

The next, we’re living in the future

And yearning for the past

Somehow we’re here

Saying our goodbyes

Unsure when our next hellos will be

Wondering how we wasted so much time

Did we get busy and forget

The only things that truly mattered?

The bridges we crossed

The stones we turned

The smell of the pines

All heathered memories

We watch through warped glass

Longing to live once again

The rickety recliner

That rocked as we wept

Whether from the tears of sorrow

Or the heart warming laughter

Stories we retell

The ones that shaped our hearts

Friends come and friends go

But they never really leave us

Their soul leaves a hole in our own

That can only really be filled

When we’re together again

And still, it doesn’t fit the same 

But as my heart yearns for yours

And hopefully yours for mine

I’ll watch from afar

Celebrating what is,

What was,

And what will be our legacy