Took a leap of faith the other day
And called Betty one afternoon.
Don't ask me how I got her number
Or why I dialled her out of the blue.
Her voice sent me right back,
to times, much more pleasant and sweet.
I learnt she is studying business,
But I always pictured her with an Art degree.
I asked her if she shared the same love for writing,
Something we bonded over years ago.
She said something about the lack of time.
Her passion for books, have now gone cold.
She asked me what I wanted to pursue
I told her "A doctor, if all goes well"
"Wow that sounds just like you" she said
I simply laughed, nothing more to tell.
Betty used to love tennis,
Something I loathed years ago.
But now I found a keen interest in it,
But Betty now played a different sport.
Betty had changed yet so did I,
But our laughter remained the same throughout.
Instead of ringing through the empty classrooms.
They now echoed inside these phone calls.
2024