Here's what is different
First of all,
Everything.

Like a motorized scooter
Or a thinly coated toothbrush
You can walk on through to wherever it is
You need to go
Pointing out the faces and places
Of the close proximity
Upon which we all use to live
Memories flashing by
Like a kite I let go into the sky
Watched it ascend and then went my own way.

Perching on the top of the 8th floor
Its easy to find days, no need to go anywhere
Friends are harder to make plans with
A draining sensation of lets just stay in
Everybody needs it though
Everybody needs that self care regimen.

A little bit less drama
A slower step into the sun
Everything on corners
And its all so much cheaper
But the operating cameras and flashing
They not thriving when its done
They not thriving when its done
Not now.

And in the windy city
I looked upon a photo
June 1, 2015
Jean jacket. Long hair.
Everything has changed
And a little, a lot
Not much
Has stayed the same.

We cooked up our laces
Our string bean mama hen
The glue that holds it altogether
A plethora of whiskey shots
And most days, most nights
It depends
There is an event for
Every witch which
And I haven't even been here all that long
But I've been dotting my i's
And crossing my t's
It's all so different
None of it the same

But me
I'm still drifting
In and out
And in.