Lafayette

You didn't know

Whether to laugh or cry

Leaving looms

But tonight breathes

And in our tribe

No one leaves

Without a party.

We celebrate life

Each day a brand new

Adventure

Like Fifty First Dates

Not Groundhog Day

The videotape in your head

Is enough

You know your yesterdays

But you don't

Live in them.

And everyone you meet

As your minds and hearts

Sync up

Has a puzzle piece

You might recognize

If you remember why

"Two ears, one mouth."

You know your heart

Has its plan

Your head has

Objections

You gotta You wanna

But is anything fixed

In place or time?

And eternity is both

Timeless and instant

Which is why

Leaving

Is just another step

Toward saying

Hello again.