A poem for ma old pal

Over the netball court

Our cheeky eyes met

Flashing full of fun

My, how much we shared, cared

Bared our souls just as easily as

Two knobs of butter in a pan

Laughing fit to burst about what?

I don’t know.

Adventures – every day was one

Exploring ourselves as we swanked the streets

Skating through possibilities

Swapping clothes, styling our personalities

Woolworths makeup and colourful lips

Experimented. Read mags, smoked fags

Considered the lads.

Then just like that, you had to go -

Off to a better life

Heartbroken we sang

Our special song

And now, after all these years

Let's get down to how we’ve fared

Strip back time

Twinkle again

And laugh

At what?