The older we are
the more we assume
erroneously.

           What have they changed
           since I've been gone?
           Whatever they wanted.

From the Universe of Potential
(evident and hidden)
to the Universe of Aftermath.

           Not "Is it good"
           but
           "What can I do with it that will be good?"

Does it fit better here...or here?
Perhaps it is meant (whatever meant might mean)
to be in both places at once.

           When you just become aware
           of something that was always there
           and call it new.

To regret without
being able to point at
any specific regrets.

           The strangest stories
           of the oldest people
           I ever met.