We not always know the person
Close to us.
Sometimes, because of our busy lives,
The real him escapes us
And only in retirement,
When we have more time
and are closer,
Do we really come to know him,
This loved one.
By then, he is changed,
Time has altered him,
He’s different, unknown to us.
It is a discovering, a new life,
A ride we must take.
There is no transfer station,
Only a final destination.
