For April
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With your soft brown eyes closed
You run from your scariest dreams;
Apparitions of rape and indignancy –
break you from your hollow sleep.
Your memories of Rob and Steve
Lace your happy perimeter
But tarnish your existence.
You feel happy but inherently dirty.
Behind your smile holds much thought –
Your outgoing persona pushes you onward;
Foreward into your inner-being
Where you can complete yourself.
Consumed in the thoughts of your future
You manage to find the silver lining –
The one with the blue fringe that you enjoy
For it’s sheer purity and beauty.
Where’er you roam in your life
Your chin stays high.
You seek out your next romance;
And look for your next Push.
Perhaps someday you’ll open up and see,
Someone that cares for your as much as you do them.
Until that day comes keep your eyes open
And continue to have fun.
© 2001, Joe Jenkins
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