Friendship

I want to live out the lazy days again

Walking down the street on a Wednesday afternoon

In flip flops

Passing through your house, before you had a gate

Knocking on the door, in case you were home

You coming out, still with your head wrap on your braids

Taking out the garden chairs, placing them by the river

Which runs through your yard before it makes a waterfall

Opening a bottle of wine, then anticipating the evening’s chill

Quickly making a fire, then anticipating we will get hungry

Putting meat on the fire, just before the wine runs out

Me rushing back to my house, to get a few more bottles

At some point, we have the world at our feet…

The stars and the moon, jealously staring at us

A soft river flowing in front of us

A warm fire making tender meat for us

Wine, perhaps cheap, but wine all the same

And oh God, laugher, laughter, at the foolishness of the world!