Time Changes Everything

We've shared so much
the time has flown
for 14 years we've known
each other
and yet it seems
only yesterday we met.
How did we acquire
3 kids, 3 cats
1 house, 1 apartment
separate lifestyles?
How do we acquire
what we started with
...each other?
How do we begin again
to learn about each other
our likes, dislikes
preferences, feelings?
The time together has given us
a feeling of knowing
but yet not knowing,
sharing, but not all parts of us.
With someone new it's sometimes easier
there is no past to judge by,
no previous reactions to expect,
no high expectations to meet.
Can we meet as total strangers
once again?

Copyright 1979