Old Friend

Ran into an old friend at the grocery store.

For a few minutes it was like we were the same age as when we last spoke.

          Which was probably (shockingly) twenty-ish years ago.

Or even teenagers again.

You just get transported back to those days. 

And then, the R-word was mentioned. (Because us geezers at this not quite there but closing in on 70 years milestone, apparently can't converse without mentioning the R-word.)

And the realization that so much has changed. 

And I don't know what my point is other than I find myself once again standing there feeling old.

Because we're not going to get together tomorrow or next week and play basketball like we once did.

We're far beyond that point in life.

We'd probably spend more time helping each other up from the ground.

Though I did enjoy the brief chat.