I met my younger self for coffee

 I met my younger self for coffee today,

She was fifteen minutes early, and so was I

She fiddled with the menu, I confidently placed our orders

She squinted, I adjusted my prescription glasses above my nose bridge

She tells me she yearns for a sibling, I show her pictures of my not so young anymore, baby brother

She tells me she’s finally learnt how to skate, I tell her I’d probably fall off if I tried skating

She says she can’t wait to become a lawyer, I show her pictures of me in a moot

She wonders if things will change, I tell her some things will, and some things will stay the same.

Her friends call her Jowe, mine call me Mueke

I hope we get to meet for coffee again soon



(The poem is an adaptation of the original one by Jennae Ceceilia Poetry on Tiktok)

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