Shoulder to shoulder with you
Staring at a house
The two of us built
Without ever lifting a hammer
I saw things clearly
For the first time in my life
You weren't always right
"One last drive?"
Your unimpressed smirk
That half-somewhere-else look
A lifetime of that face
And now I make myself remember
Because it's one thing when
You're only halfway present forever
And quite another when
That half will be gone
Come morning
family reunion