Strangers (to Josh)

A body

On a

Stool

On a

Sunday

A beer

And a

Joke

And a

Pause

And a

Silence

An awkward

Laugh

Then

Hello

We

Meet

Strangers

That

Become

Friends

What of

Friends

That

Become

Strangers

Clarity

It is

Only

In my

Silence

Do I

Gain

Clarity

Listen

To others

In

Order

To

Discover

Truth

AndSlumber

Night

Lingers

Like

Fans

Stage door

Asleep

We

Are

Side by

Side

Fronts and

Backs

Synchronized

Breathing

You

Touch

I

Awaken

Drowsy

Still

Kiss

Lips

And

Slumber

Attempts

Dreamed

Me

Child

Child

Now

So

Many

Immense

Inconsequential

Things

Surrounded

By

Matter

Each

Greater

In

Frustration

Than the last

My

Speech

Might’ve

Been

That

Instead

I was

Humbled

For

Everyone

Has

Trying

Things

And

Life

Isn’t

About

Them

It’s

About

Who

I

Am

Facing

Them

My

Life

Is not

About

Achievement

It is

About

Attempts

TruthCourage

Direct

Himself

He

Teaches

Me

To

Be

Direct

In

Truth

Lies

Courage