July 21, 2009

For Angela and Uncertainty (2001)

I anticipated knowing you--
Waited for giggled conversations
Over popcorn and chick flicks,
Hoped for heated arguments
Over educational philosophy.

I was told I lost the chance--
Only for a moment,
One pained and sleepless night--
It was enough.
Enough to comprehend
That I would never see you again,
That we two would never
Laugh over the follies of math;
That I had never asked,
"Do you remember?"
Enough.

But you had another chance
And so did I.
A chance to ask questions
And to give answers
To hope for giggles and arguments
To regain a twice-lost friend--
To anticipate knowing you.

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