A Longitudinal Study

The boy I knew became a man
who knew me. I witnessed his
journey as we approached maturity
together and settled into a shared
future. His progression and mine
bore the responsibilities of
parenthood as equally shared
as gender might permit. Alone again
side by side we have revisited
the past, as young now as we were 
then, though others see only what
appears obvious grey frailty.
In him I see the boy, in me he
recognizes the girl sharing the
curiosity and spirit of life adventure
that drew us together as destiny.