Past Lives

Past Lives
i listened to the old songs
we used to play
in years past
and i didn't feel nostalgic.
it was more a feeling
of being a different person
at a different time.
i guess thats what it really is.
we have changed and moved on
to what we have now.
i think it's far better
than what we did then.
we are older,
a little wiser
and more adventurous.
it is excruciating sometimes
but i would not trade
you or
what we are doing now
for anything else.


not a fortune teller
i am not attempting
to predict the future
between you and me.
i would much rather
take it night by night
and phone call by
phone call to see
where we might go.


building/steam/grain/salt
it is not all random.
there is order
and deliberate
action to all
of this.


how to be happy in one easy step
stop caring
about the emptiness
that is most of
modern life
and learn to care
about the things
which matter.