New Relation

At the Wendy's
we find a few blocks away
we share stories
how we've packed living
into short decades

I call him Kid
though he's only 6 years younger
something about the eyes
the jumpy weirdness
the way he sleeps in all day

At first
the comparisons
seem reasonable
states and cities
jobs and parents
classes and movies

but little by little
the differences pull wider
as the pieces come together

when he says
living out of a car
he means it

when he says
he used to snort
it means
he still shoots

when he says
travelling
he means
living on the streets

when he says
he's moving on
gonna go back to school
try something new
it means
he's been kicked out
for the last time