Gold, jewels, power, hate, and sex.
Why nations fight wars
People decided to die rather than live
Stupid reasons.
I had a friend in Maine.
Chaney and I promised never to swim alone.
My family moved from Falmouth Foresides in June of 1960
A week later Chaney drowned in Sebago Lake
He was eight.
In 1974 I left my hometown for good.
I left behind another friend
Carl married his high school sweetheart.
She was seven months pregnant.
I never saw the baby.
I had a friend in college.
Neil and I are still friends.
He is studying medicine in the Philipines.
Dagupan City
Neil was born on Staten island.
We will meet again
I am not in love with money or gold or God
I’m in love with the modern world.
And everything else.