AUTHOR NARRATION
Hear the poem.
Read by the author in the original English.
Part WaysEnglish narration
POEM + MEMORY
Part Ways
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE POEM
The smiles behind the poem.
This (slightly cartoonified) photograph shows the author with the person this poem was written about (the same man who is the subject of the first five poems of Section II in this collection).
YEARS LATER
The Ways Back.
Although this poem marked the moment our ways parted, it did not have the final word on our connection. Years later, we found our way back to one another—and that makes me very happy. These messages catch two small moments of our reconnection.
READER DISCUSSION
Share some words about these words.
This poem may have more to say.
Follow updates to this poem
No comments have been published yet. You can be the first reader to respond.