Facebook Friends

 

So many so-called friends.

There is the man who plays the piano

and performs live weekly.

There is the punster who posts his

humorous innuendos.

There is the retired teacher who loves

to line dancer, an artist woman who

does caricatures, another who mainly

molds in clay.

There is the couple from India, and the

retired, jovial, TV personality.

There is the poet and photographer

from England, and the transcendental

Goddess of Love.

There is a mini-world of color, race,

cultures and sexual persuasion.

There is the woman who has lost two

of her children, the proud Jewish woman

who loves her jazz and blues.

There is the author of crime and criminals

books, and his sister who is an attorney.

There are several ladies who are

originally from Germany.

And there is a man who still lives there.

There is an old Army buddy of mine

who reminisces about old times.

There are my grown daughter,

a grandson and son.

The religious race car driver is there,

a few who like my posted poetry, my

writing and photography.

There are some of my co-workers from

times gone by, folks from various walks

of life.

There is the proud gay artist and poet

from Denver, several cat and dog ladies

who love their pets, a grand daughter

and son-in-law of mine, friends I have

not heard from in quite some time.

There are two still listed of whom I

know are deceased way before their

time (RIP).

The is a niece and a nephew, daughter and

son of my deceased brother.

(My how things have changes over time.)

There is the Hispanic lady and her family,

and a hundred or so others I have failed to

mention.

There are relations of my deceased wife

and so many more, friends from my

many previous lives.

I am there most days as I age and my time

rapidly ticks away.

Some will pass before me and some shall

pass after.

And likely I will be unfriended by

some, and it really won’t matter.

For those of you who have stopped to read

this, who are not specifically or generally

implicated here, forgive me. I ran out of

Facebook time and space today.

                       -30-

Chris Hanch 6-16-2023