Another place another time
(c) Roberto Isaza

Drinking With a Friend

We are uniquely different
as much as we are the same,
same miracle of life
brought us to this town.

Different circumstances
and happenings
along our way.
Our paths are so different
yet they brought us here
together
for some obscure reason
we may never fathom.

Enjoy my presence
as much as I enjoy yours.
Share what you can,
take what you want.

As long as there is life
there is chance for solutions,
opportunity to learn,
and space to grow.

Next time we meet,
don’t turn your face away.
A simple nod of recognition,
a word of kindness,
acceptance of argument,
solidifies even more
the sense of being alive.

Come let’s have a drink together
even if it’s water,
it tastes even better
when drinking with a friend.
© Roberto Isaza
July 16, 2005