What would happen
If we moved our friendship
To romance
Maybe it would work
Maybe it would be a disaster
We are so wrong for each other
You keep things just in case
I release things as soon as
There is no immediate use for them
You want to spend your retirement
Working on a new business venture
I want to spend my retirement
Just being
You are a social butterfly
I am a social avoider
You own lots of things like
Property in multiple states
I own nothing except
What I can fit in my truck
(In one load)
You consider me your best friend
I don’t believe men & women
Can be best friends
They are wired too differently
How could they ever
Understand each other well enough
To be best friends
You post political expressions
I post nature pictures
Yes, I admit
There are ways in which we click
We come from the same culture
And there is comfort in that
We’ve been friends for decades
No need to explain our pasts
We both like to travel, cook, garden
Adventure appeals to us
We believe in helping others
Taking care of family
Patriotism
But still I hold out and insist
On remaining just friends
Good friends are hard to gain
And would surely be lost
If romance wasn’t a winning game
I keep thinking
Maybe it would work
Maybe it would be a disaster
E.A.Fussell
11.09.2020
E. A. Fussell 