i had a glimpse of you in the past today
young and full of a brightness that has not faded
it made me wonder what events of erosion
made you into the person today that you are
what catastrophes deepened the chasms
what galactic tremblings built those cliffs
would i still see echoes of this youth
in amidst the sunshine and storms
of the man you are now
would you share them with me
or lock them with you in your tomb

© J. K. Fugitt 2023