Ghosts

That old child watches you
Sees you at each instant of your life
Observes what you become
What time does to you
Laughs some and cries some with you
Has watched you from the shadows
You know
There’s always that someone
Haunting someone
With you
That boy’s spirit
Sees how you grow more distant
From him with time
Yet is not anxious as you do
Because he knows your ghosts
Will join together
When the time comes