It astonishes me to consider The thousand thousand trials and triumphs that had to be part of our paths To ensure we'd walk together but the consideration is fleeting As nothing in the past carries much relevance now Scars have healed or been forgotten Remembered slights and grudges have been summarily dismissed Even the glow of nostalgia has been cooled to embers All has been relinquished to the before times Warranting only an occasional quick perusal A momentary revisitation of prior life Soon to be left in the past Excepting the recognition that everything aligned To lead my present tense to you