zigzag
human made
designs
may turn reality
into the chaos
of fallen leaves
and yet
you have a
secret
[not the party color,
maybe just its
adopted happiness
or the sensation of
owning all of this day’s
seasons]
{shooting star and
whisper that
you can feel its presence
with your soul’s
thin fingers}
…that you may
only see
the summer-green leaves
in life’s eyes
because optical illusions
are just a magician’s means
of keeping people
inside the tunnel
of nightmares
and grass is supposed
to grow
like it is
today
in your
personality’s
skin
Author notes
For Jane, to wish her a happy birthday.
And just to specify, even though she's not into AP anymore...
allpoetry.com/poet/vaseline
Written August 15th, 2006
In a list
A contest entry
- Pay it forward contest #5 by little-hug.
300 points, ended August 29, 2006, 7 entries
Bronze trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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Congratulations for winning bronze in this contest. Such a novel idea. Hope eto see your contest up and running soon. Am working on one too.
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Very beautifully poetic
I love the language in this poem and unique imagery. A great dedication to your friend thank you so much for paying it forward 
lots of luck in the contest and always
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You're very welcome
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Damn...I thank the hell out of you ma'am...that's like, the coolest thing ever. Thanks for making my shit birthday a little brighter.
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