when I saw a new kid
walking down the street I walked,
I realized I will face them
as my mentors and challengers did.
I started to smell how they would have felt
as they stare down at this naive minded being.
so much that could go wrong, but so much potential there is.
such an ephemeral thought crossed my mind,
as I take up my roll and play to a part,
for them to perhaps remember me as I did
of my mentors and challengers.
10.14.2023
Ralph with Coffee 