Tan Lines
once I touched the light I did
it was so white I ran and hid
you never warned me about life that it was like that
you never told me about the rain or to wear a hat
wish upon a star they say in the bright of the dark
wish for the better part of a day in the wilds of a park
where a fountain of knowledge flows
where a sky of dots and of circles glows
i had so much and it made me sad all that insignificant gold
i had so much it made me happy all those friends to hold
sometimes I was cold and I swear I truly needed heat
sometimes I was hot and slept without even a sheet
once in a while I felt lost and confused
once in a while I was found and amused
tell me about the caterpillar about the butterfly
tell me that was a fairy I saw and not a made up lie
words were sworn but they were only floating bubbles
words were born and suddenly I played in puddles
each day from joy I cried
each day filled with love I tried
Copyright © Maurice Yvonne | Year Posted 2014
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