See You in the Next One

See you in the next one, old friend

carry on well with this life you have led.

As for the road ahead:

take care of your heart

and your head.

Raise it high above fear

and dread

don’t let them smother you

in your perfect bed.

See you in the next one, old friend.

Our time together has reached its end.

As you prepare to move to Bend:

there is no more fantasy left for me to pretend,

there is no more hope left for me to lend,

there is no more thread left to make amends.

We must respond to what the future sends

but I believe that we will meet again

after we’re dead.

See you in the next one, old friend.