Who goes climbing over my fence <br />a neighbor boy, not past ten <br />I want no one here, save me <br />to be left alone I want to be <br /> <br />Why should I care your ball landed <br />over my fence, and into my yard <br />I'll have none of this, I say <br />so hurry up and on your way <br /> <br />What, you stumbled on your knee <br />what that has to do with me? <br />Oh alright, come on in <br />mind the dog, my only friend <br /> <br />You can't stay indefinitely <br />but sit, albeit briefly <br />no one's been here in many years <br />the product of an old man's fears <br /> <br />You say my house looks much like yours <br />with walls of pictures, wooded floors <br />I didn't know you have baseball cards <br />we used to trade them in the park <br /> <br />Yes, I was as young as you <br />here's a picture in my youth <br />Oh, your granddad looks much the same <br />what again was your last name? <br /> <br />I remember when I was your height <br />some time ago, in a different light <br />Oh! You can hit a ball so far <br />that it seems to reach the stars <br /> <br />You remind me of my namesake <br />he promises to visit someday <br />even though we're not best friends yet <br />I clearly see a pattern set <br /> <br />Look, young man, come back again <br />we'll play the games we played back then <br />I'm glad for this thing we started <br />and that your ball found its way <br />in my back yard<br /><br />Kevin Howell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/topic-of-conversation/
