song and dance men

you remember child hood
friends
that were already song
and dance men,
dapper happy go lucky fellows,
skipping through
the halls of school
and life, with a casual
merriment.
always with the girl,
the best and brightest,
the shiny apple of each class,
or so it seemed.
and even now, decades later
when you see them
on the street,
they still want to tap
their shoes,
sing a happy tune,
give you an all
is well wink and slap on
the back, although
by now, you both know
better.