I have wandered through the empty space of time

I have traveled from here to there and back again

Accumulating treasures and never spent a dime

All my wealth I would give away for a simple grin

A solitary path littered with the jewels of a memory

Some sparkled with the empty lure of fool’s gold

While the glowing grace that others gave for free

Is what kept me warm when the nights were cold

There were people who paused to shake my hand

And a few who stayed a while, then parted with a hug

I struggled forward through the deep and shifting sand

Occasionally my heart strings were given a gentle tug

At times my old friend I think of you, and it makes me smile

Life is a hard and thorough teacher and her lessons often cruel

But there are those who share the weight by carrying it a while

Those dusty footprints imprinted on a memory like a golden rule

The insanely demented souls who traverse the world like Specter’s

Attempting to dissuade the art of friendship along life’s temporal path

Are but forgotten ghosts floating through memories without their lures

Gentle comfort from thoughtful words removes the sting of their wrath

The grains of life’s memories create new forms in the shifting sand

Reshaping through the years as we face the winds of transformation

But as I blindly step forward in uncertainty, I feel the comfort of a hand

And I know that you are there my friend step for step until the journey’s done