Did you know me when
My blood flowed fast and free
Through clean and wide open veins
And Arteries?

Did you know me when
The whites of my eyes glowed
Fresh and unspoiled
Like new-fallen snow

And did you know me then,
When my lungs opened wide
And I could breathe deep and sing
Without a rattling cough?

And if you knew me way back then
Tell me, what was I like?

                                       By Phil Roberts