april's gone

by e.h. - Libra

his skittle gum
sprayed across the
stage as i 
strummed along
to some old timey
folk tune

he said
the world is
a stage and dammit
girl your on it
too

making me
laugh between
the incessant refrain

hardly noticed in
the chorus
of voices

lifting higher 
into a revolution
of understanding

peace and love

and all of us
fighting
to find a place
somewhere

in a moment 
bigger than all
of us

he came to 
my tent that
night

with offerings
of cigarettes
and sunscreen

sacrificing
his morrison
shirt

to be turned
into a halter
for me to wear
at next nights
show

proof he told me
that our moment
once existed

in the space 
between now
and home.
Birth sign: Libra
Date created: 2005-05-01 17:04:20
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:46:50
Poem ID: 70754

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