“7 Days” for Billy Norwood Similarities, Too many to list Yet, different in so many ways Strangely still, What I count between us Equals more than merely 7 days Fate, she put before us An unquestionable friendship Well-laid and well-defined And ebbing and flowing, We changed along With the flow of the current Passing the time like the tide Never underestimating The breadth of our connection Of which brotherhoods are borne Where ties are unbroken, Unraveled, And unshorn Distance and time As they do, Expectedly grew and passed Though nothing ever quite could Affect this brotherhood Built to endure, To last So many memories Luckily, I get to choose from many For Fate, She has intervened again And without reason or manner Taken away Any opportunity to speak with my friend From now on, When I feel nostalgic And think of you Especially on our Birthdays I’ll reminisce of our similarities And how the first meaningful one Was made up of just 7 days J M Albert