Met myself thirty years hence:
Wrinkles and gray hair.
Walking stick. Bifocal lens.
Look of slight despair.
I asked myself, “How do you do?”
I answered, “Getting by.”
I said, “Guidance? Have any, you?”
I just let out a sigh.
Eye to eye, I and I
Looking back at me
In the twinkling of an eye
For eternity.
2012?
Love this! Thank you, Dev, for always making us think. ≧◔◡◔≦
I’m guessing it’s significant that in line 9, your wording is “I and I” rather than “I to I”. In fact, I first read it as “I to I” and thought that that was ingenious, before noticing the subtle shift to “and”. It seems that although your younger self wants guidance from the elder, the latter is more focused on simple connection. (Or am I reading too much into this?)
You give me too much credit! But thank you for your kind words. To paraphrase another and much more famous poet, it is my job to simply write, not to interpret. How you interpret it is up to you. If you connect with a poem (or photo or painting or music) then your interpretation is correct, no matter what it is. 🙂