Friday, May 3, 2013

A Poem for Jolene, Who was Sad and then Left


What did he expect,
When he tied her identity to bad luck for weather?
Always together, but never
Absorbing such details as quiet laughter
That slipped through the cracks of thunder,
Out from under clouds keeping busy by
Disguising her smile, I wonder,
If he ever stopped to ponder
Why she never invested in an umbrella,
Where are your rain boots, Cinderella?
Suggesting her sunshine was never
Out of the question, and every day
She stepped out to wet socks
And shivered in short sleeves to say
She had hope, that by night
There might be a clear sky.

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