Who Was... ?

Who was that guy
I knew back in prep school?
Best friends we were then.
His parents preferred me
And said so at dinners,
Shame-facing us both.
And who was that other—
A roommate, a romper—
Who teased me at midnight:
A game in pajamas.
He nettled me, hoping
I'd throw back the covers
And smother him deeply.
And more whose names vanish
As soon as I hear them
In echoey chambers
Remote

Who Was... ?