March 15, 1994

282 Thoughts At The Pub...The Poet II

The pub is full of people---
       All of them laughing,
              Joyously reveling over their drink.
Each one has a dream,
       Each drink, a new vision.
Everyone has a smile--
       A pocket full of posies,
              A hand full of dreams-come-true,
Except for the lone one in the corner,
       His eyes shallow under the candle-light,
              His face molded into a frown.
       He wears only black,
              For he is the one cursed
              With emotions so deep--
He knows all about love,
       All about happiness,
Yet, he's never actually seen
       A smile in the mirror,
              Or received a card on Valentine's Day.
He is not a freak, nor a loner
       He is much worse off than that--
              He is a poet...

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