Who’s That Man?

Forty years had passed me by
In that time I never tried
To keep up with the people

I’d turned my back, and all I shunned
The friends I had abandoned
No friendships to rekindle

But absence and longing
The friends I was missing
The opportunity was there
The friendships needed repair

I walked into the room
My mistake was to assume
That it would go according to my plan
But all I heard was “Who’s that man?”

Not a hint of recognition
Not a chance of vindication
Forty years of disgrace
Flying straight into my face

I had never taken the time
I had never spent a dime
To call or send a greeting

I had turned myself away
I never looked that way
I now deserved the beating

Who’s that man? Who’s that man?
The echoed words were clear
Who’s that man? Who’s that man?
My friends I should have kept near

Roger D. Linder: FAWM 2014
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