I once was but am no longer
A child thin as a rail
Why walk when you can run
Sitting still was just not possible
I once was
A father’s son
Who would have listened better
If he had only known
How brief the visit
I once was
A rebel, long haired, bell bottomed
Dressed for the revolution
Mourning King and Kennedy
Watched as the change we had hoped for
Ended with Weathermen becoming stock brokers
I once was
An ally working in the back offices
Supporting amazing people that
Helped the poor, the ill, the muddled and confused
Then on to clinics that cared for the health of woman, children and families
And even when I left the world of care for people
I got the chance to help those conserving the
resources of our planet
to make the world safe for the beings in our oceans, on land and in the air.
I once was
A young lover and over time
A fair husband
Bound together by kismet, love, loss and luck
Only separated by “until … do us part”
I once was
A father of young boys
Chasing the elder
With the younger on my hip
Theses days they are minding me
Helping me navigate a world
No longer familiar.
I once was all these things
But am no longer
As I look at the future
I am beginning to imagine
What I could become
And although there may not be
A myriad of possibilities
My well worn ideals, practical experience
Passion and compassion and
understanding that all this will pass
Give me all the tools I need to
make the most of what is on the horizon.
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