Hello my friend
I recognize
you

I believe our souls know each other
we’ve met before
this life

Kindred spirits
comrades in arms,
through countess battles
birds that flocked together
against numerous storms

I swear we were trees
strong and tall
swaying together for years
in our serenity
and companionable silence

Or maybe sisters
growing up and out
never too far apart
all pinkie swears and smiles
even while old and grey

Perhaps
that red string of fate
tying us together
again and again
cannot be severed

A divinity somewhere
that deigns to keep us together
so that in this life
and the next
we can continue

Hello my friend
I remember
you