It was
An era that took place
In what seem like unknown times, things were
Substantially different
Than they are in the present. We were
At someone’s birthday party, I’m
Not sure whose it was. It could
Have been mine. If so, I
Wonder which one, what year, at what age that
Late that very evening, or the evening before or after, I would
Be. Needless to
Say, one couldn’t imagine such
Things happening these days.
Moreover, it was hot, as I recall. We went
For a walk, the two of us, to cool off and to get better
Acquainted. We’d only just met, and would
Never meet
Again. It was a
Time that
Was
Terribly different than the present. These days,
We’d never have the
Courage to even ask the other for the walk. Even if it was my
Birthday, these things would be very
Discouraged.
Which is discouraging, right?
Everywhere one looks today there
Is another twisted soul
Boiling in the nearing distance. We’ve learned to just
Let them boil. It is the way, today.
In a Different Era
