Not A Single Time.....Demeaned Poem by James B. Earley

A decades-old caring friendship
....Not a single time...demeaned
Absent the demonic...ever platonic
....Romance....never once...intervened

Saturday afternoon - August 3,1986
...Twelve forty-five....and one-fifteen
Crowded terminal Oakland Airport.....
The exact time somewhere between

From the balcony...a smiling face
....Etched in my mind the day
Flaming hair of tresses red
....Her dress....a mixture grey

That's how we met I can't forget
How our friendship came to be
.....Without fail I think of her
My friend...I seldom....see

Always platonic not at all demonic
Romance...never once intervened
Ours...a decades-old caring friendship
....Not a single time.....demeaned


Author's note:
Dedicated, to Tara Montoya, with appreciation.