It is January 1997 and Jonathan is 17

I Like to Think (About People)
by Jonathan Kraft

I like to feel
I like to taste
I like to touch
I like to smell
But mostly
I like to think.
I like to think
about life
about the future
about the past
about the present
mostly
I like to think about people.
Who are they
deep inside?
Where did they come from?
Do they have kin?
What matters to them?
Is life important?
When will they realize what’s inside them?
Do they know what’s there?
Mostly I wonder
Why have I met them?