Youth

Youth

Sincere friendship and brief
among the young crowd
like many other encounters
still you occupy my memory
and perhaps my heart

Could it be the same for you?
Will we still see each other
as friends?

We are changed by life
which leaves the secrets
of our treasures
And our grief is
the memories that it takes away

Oh those moments
If only we could have prolonged them!

Today
we barely have the time
to remember them

Domenico Sottile