life is short....life is long.....

a guy i haven't seen in 30 years
(well...maybe 28??) popped into my life
this past week.

he was a significant guy because i had a crush
on him all thru high school. never a boyfriend...
just a crush.

but he symbolized something for me because for
years after that i would have dreams with him in it.
and while it would be sweet to think it was cause
i still had a crush....i can't honestly say that.
life went on, i grew up. you know how it goes.

he was a symbol of something. i remember finally figurin'
it out. but ya know what? i can't remember what it was.
it was something inside me that i had to come to terms
with. but i really can't remember. whatever it was,
i did come to terms with it, and the dreams stopped.

it's kinda cool.

and there he was this week. sayin' hey.
it's been odd for me.
we've talked and shared more than we ever did in
high school and i think we may actually become friends.

life is too weird.

i went up to my attic and dug out some old photo
albums......
and i found a picture of him and i at least 28 years
ago.

it seems to be photo time for me.
(see blog below)

it's an odd feeling looking at it.
where did all that time go?
where did those kids go?
and who are these people just now trying to be friends?

i have this saying that i just love.

life is short.
life is long.

i love that.
that's what this feels like to me.
life is so short. where did those kids go?
life is so long....they grew up and there was time
for them to bump into each other again.

who'da ever guessed....

now....is life long enough for them to become
real friends?

that's the beauty.
we just don't know, do we?